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Shock! Pennsylvania game machine 'displays' living 'prize' along with stuffed animals for kids
Employees at a miniature course in Duncansville, Pennsylvania, were met with an unusual sight after they noticed that a “prize” was moving inside a claw machine at the Meadows Family Fun Mini Golf venue.
Animal officials were called to the scene when the mini golf course workers found not a “stuffed” animal, but a living one.
Officials at the Pennsylvania Game Commission shared the discovery on Instagram, posting photos of a woodland creature.
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The officials shared images of a groundhog hiding in between the stuffed prizes inside the machine.
State Game Warden (SGW) Salvadore Zaffuto was sent to investigate and help remove the stuck groundhog, according to the post.
A groundhog was found crawling inside a claw machine at a miniature golf course in Duncansville, Pennsylvania (actual groundhog not pictured). Seen in this image is Punxsutawney Phil, the weather prognosticating groundhog, during the 136th celebration of Groundhog Day on Gobbler’s Knob in Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania, on Feb. 2, 2022. Groundhogs are a common game animal in Pennsylvania. (AP Photo/Barry Reeger, File)
A groundhog can weigh as much as 11 pounds, according to the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Services.
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Groundhogs live near rocky outcrops from valley bottoms to alpine tundra, but they avoid dense forest.
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The lowland animals are surprisingly quick — and are good tree climbers.
Pennsylvania Game Commission officials posted an odd animal rescue story on Instagram after a groundhog was discovered crawling around stuffed animal prizes that were locked inside a claw machine. (Pennsylvania Game Commission)
“Upon approach of the machine (to investigate, not play), SGW Zaffuto saw the stuffed animals move and the groundhog [then] popped its head out amongst [the] prizes,” said the post.
Officials called the vending machine company to unlock the machine and safely remove the woodchuck back into its habitat unharmed.
Officials joked that “next time,” they hoped “the groundhog [would] just play the game with tokens, and not try to cheat to win the prize.”
The groundhog, found in a claw machine at a Pennsylvania miniature golf course, was rescued safely and released back into the wild. (Pennsylvania Game Commission)
Fox News Digital reached out to the Pennsylvania Game Commission for additional comment.
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CHERRY HILL, NJ — A fire damaged a Cherry Hill home on Saturday, forcing its residents into temporary housing, officials said.
The Cherry Hill Fire Department responded to the fire on the 200 block of Merion Avenue early Saturday afternoon, the department said on its Facebook page.
Firefighters were faced with an arching electrical fire on the exterior of the home, officials said.
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There were no reported injuries.
The Red Cross of New Jersey said there were four people in the home and the agency was assisting them with temporary lodging, food, clothing and other immediate needs.
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Police are looking for a person of interest in an attempted child abduction that reportedly occurred Friday afternoon at a park in Johnston, Rhode Island.
Johnston police issued a community alert about the incident at Johnston War Memorial Park and asked for the public’s help in the case.
NBC10 Boston affiliate WJAR reports the attempted abduction happened around 3:30 p.m. Friday and involves an 8-year-old child who was attending a summer camp at the park located at 1583 Hartford Avenue.
According to WJAR, police say the child was sitting on a park bench when a man jogging by approached her and removed a small brown bottle and cloth from his bag.
The man reportedly then wet the cloth with the substance in the bottle, and told the camper to “come here.”
The child yelled to camp counselors for help, and the man fled into the men’s restroom. He later left the bathroom shirtless and ran on foot towards Atwood Avenue, police said.
Officials could not find the man in the area. He’s described as being in his late 20s to early 30s, about 6 feet tall, with olive skin and black hair. He was last seen wearing a white or gray tank top, black and reddish shorts, and carrying a large black water bottle and crossbody bag, police said.
Anyone who was in the park at the time of the incident or who has any additional information is asked to contact Detective Michael Andreozzi at 401-757-3140.
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