Caledonia officer helps wayward beaver find new home

WISCONSIN -- A Caledonia police officer got a furry surprise on a call Wednesday near Johnson Park.

“It was the last thing I’d thought I’d see,” Officer Andrew Gelden said. “But there it was: a beaver in the roadway.”

Gelden was dispatched just after 3 p.m. Wednesday, when the department received a call about a beaver “hanging out” in the middle of 3 Mile Road just east of Johnson Park. A self-professed animal person, Gelden arrived on the scene, scooped up the beaver and put it in the back of his squad car.

The beaver did not appear to be injured, according to Gelden, and he quickly located a new home for the critter.

“I know they like water, and so I moved it over by a pond,” Gelden said.

Thanks Officer Andrew Gelden!

Gelden said the beaver was very calm, and after he set it down near the pond, it “just kind of sat there” looking at him for a while.

In all, Gelden said it took him five minutes to get the beaver to safety.

(Journal Times - Dec 21, 2015)