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YOSEMITE, Calif. (KSEE/KGPE) - A marmot, an carnal that is known to inhabit Yosemite's precocious Sierras was precocious rescued aft hiding successful a vehicle's motor compartment successful a metropolis successful El Dorado County — an country that they are not autochthonal to, the El Dorado County Fire Protection District said connected Tuesday.
Officials with El Dorado's County Fire Protection District accidental the marmot was recovered wrong a vehicle, wrong a occurrence presumption successful Pollock Pines, a metropolis successful El Dorado County.
According to officials, a section nonmigratory precocious visited Yosemite and was shocked to observe 1 hiding wrong the motor compartment of her vehicle.
El Dorado County Fire Protection District
El Dorado County Fire Protection DistrictFirefighters assisted successful removing immoderate conveyance components to entree the marmot. Officials accidental that the California Department of Fish and Wildlife responded and assisted successful safely removing the marmot from the vehicle.
Officials accidental that marmots are known to inhabit Yosemite's precocious region supra 6,500' elevation.
The marmot was secured and volition beryllium relocated backmost home, according to officials.
