BADGER WHO FELL DOWN MANHOLE RESCUED

A BADGER has been rescued after he fell down an open manhole in Colwyn Bay.

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The adult badger had fallen around 4ft down the manhole at the back of the former Colwyn Bay Civic Office near Abergele Road on Saturday, November 8.

He was first spotted around 7.30am and appeared uninjured as he could move around the small area. RSPCA Inspector Louise Showering attended along with the Clwyd Badger Group who carried out the rescue together that afternoon.

"It was a two-person job and it required a long grasper and a reptile bag on a pole to hoist him out," said Louise. "He was uninjured and quickly ran off. He was so quick I struggled to get a decent picture of him!"

Conwy County Borough Council later attended to cover the manhole.