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German police rescue man being terrorised by squirrel

August 11, 2018

German police have come to the rescue of a man being harrassed by a baby squirrel.

Police responded to the call to find the rodent still terrorising the man in distress.

The squirrel was taken into custody after it abruptly fell asleep, reports BBC.

In a report, the officers from the south-western city of Karlsruhe said the detainee was now their mascot, and had been dubbed Karl-Friedrich.

A police spokeswoman said that squirrels that have lost their mother can focus their attention on one person as a replacement. 

Squirrels are known to chase people when in need of food or help.

Karl-Friedrich is now being looked after in an animal rescue centre. 

Squirrel attack aren't uncommon overseas and aren't always so benign.

In July last year, New York authorities warned Prospect Park visitors to avoid an "unusually aggressive" squirrel who attacked five people in the space of one week.

A three-year-old boy in Cornwall, UK was left covered in blood the previous year after being bitten by a pack of six squirrels.

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