Raccoon goes on the run in Norfolk

Raccoons are a common sight across North America but not what you would expect to see roaming around the Norfolk countryside.

But yesterday one of the cheeky little creatures was spotted going on a mini-adventure around Stoke Holy Cross.

Jason Nobbs said: “I was amazed to see the raccoon. I opened my back door and it just walked in. I let him in our back room and he just went and sat on my sofa!”



With Rocco safely enjoying a comfy sit down Mr Nobbs contacted the RSPCA which, along with Norfolk County Council's trading standards department, took Rocco away and reunited the raccoon with its owner.

While the owners, who live close to Stoke Holy Cross, did not want to be identified it is understand they were delighted to have their pet returned to them. It is thought Rocco had been missing for a couple of days.

Sophie Wilkinson, the RSPCA's press officer for the east, said the charity had no recorded sightings of raccoons in the region and that there was no known established wild population in the country.