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Nurse Revives Raccoons with CPR and Peaches

9/17/2025

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Nurse Misty Combs from Letcher County, Kentucky, revived a raccoon found in a dumpster with fermented peaches.
She discovered the first raccoon near the Kentucky Mist Moonshine distillery and later found a second unconscious in water and peaches.
Combs performed CPR on both raccoons, despite lacking prior experience.
After her efforts, the raccoon began breathing again and was transported to a veterinarian.
Named Otis Campbell, the raccoon was eventually released back into the wild by Combs.

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Story summary

Nurse Misty Combs from Letcher County, Kentucky, revived a raccoon found in a dumpster with fermented peaches.
She discovered the first raccoon near the Kentucky Mist Moonshine distillery and later found a second unconscious in water and peaches.
Combs performed CPR on both raccoons, despite lacking prior experience.
After her efforts, the raccoon began breathing again and was transported to a veterinarian.
Named Otis Campbell, the raccoon was eventually released back into the wild by Combs.