US woman flees home after 100 raccoons search for food

@KitsapCoSheriff / X

A women in the United States was forced to evacuate her home after 100 hungry raccoons decended on her property in search of food.

The unnamed woman, called the county sheriff in Poulsbo, Washington, after the raccoons surrounded her home in search of food, essentially trapping her inside.

The woman told authorities that the raccoon population had exploded in the last six weeks and were around her property all day and all night. 

Deputies from the Kitsap county sheriff responded and said they were "shocked" at what they saw.

The sheriff's office posted a video on social media to capture the bizarre incident. 

 

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