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Santa Cruz County officer rescues skunk with head stuck in gopher trap

By Avery Johnson

Published July 9, 2020 11:31 AM

SANTA CRUZ COUNTY, Calif. (KION) An officer with the Santa Cruz County Animal Shelter is smelling like a skunk after rescuing one.

Officer Carlos Montes responded to help a skunk that got its head stuck in a gopher trap Tuesday morning.

The skunk was safely freed and released back into the wild, but Montes was sprayed in the process.

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Avery Johnson is the Digital Content Director at KION News Channel 5/46.

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