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Fox cub released after being trapped in well

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June 13, 2025

RSPCA RESCUED ANIMAL IN HOSPITAL GROUNDS AS NURSES WATCHED ON

- By KATHERINE GRAY katherine.gray@reachplc.com @MyLdn

Fox cub released after being trapped in well

A FOX cub has been rescued from a well at a South London hospital while a crowd of nurses watched on.

The cub was spotted by a member of the nursing team at St. Helier Hospital, in Sutton, at the bottom of a deep drainage well.

RSPCA Animal Rescue Officer, Yalina Blumer, had to descend six feet below ground to rescue the cub on Wednesday, May 16. She found that the rescued fox was suffering from dehydration.

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