A group of boaters in Maryland celebrating the Fourth of July helped a
    juvenile raccoon that was frantically pleading for assistance. 
  To help the animal cling on while being rescued, a clever crew member
    thought toss down a life jacket. They started tugging the raccoon back to
    land while it was still holding onto the life preserver, then they gave him
    to a zodiac to return to land.
  One of the boaters, Peter, describes the incident on YouTube: "During the
    early morning hours of July 4, 2016, one of our crew aboard our boat heard a
    yelping sound and at first it seemed like birds overhead." 
  A little raccoon was treading water on the side of the boat many hours
    after we first heard the call. We tossed it a life preserver to get on since
    we didn't want to pull it out of the water, and we then pulled it to
    land.
  Enjoy and spread the below video.
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