By Filipa Gaspar

A raccoon has been rescued after being spotted roaming freely in a woman's garden in England.

The animal triggered a 'raccoon hunt' in Gwennap after first being seen last week.

It was filmed on the loose in Hayley Fairburn's garden when she was at home.

The mammal, who weighs three times its normal weight he should at 11.2 kilos is now at RSPCA West Hatch Wildlife Centre.

He is getting the care he needs before he will be heading off to a permanent home.

Hayley, 36, filmed a video of the mammal and sent it to her partner which then ended up with RSPCA Cornwall.

Hayley said, "My dog started going crazy and I thought he was seeing a cat.

"I was very shocked to find a raccoon in my garden.

"I thought I was losing my marbles. We don't get them in the UK so I starte

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