Overview
- Registered nurse Misty Combs found the unresponsive kit in water at the bottom of a dumpster beside Kentucky Mist Moonshine in Whitesburg.
- Coworker video shows Combs performing back slaps and chest compressions until the animal resumed breathing, and the clip later went viral.
- Kentucky Fish and Wildlife took custody and transported the raccoon to veterinarian Dr. Ben Cornett at the Isom clinic.
- Dr. Cornett said the raccoon was intoxicated, treated it with fluids, kept it overnight, and cleared it for release the following day.
- The raccoon was returned to the health department parking lot, where Combs helped release it, and she noted she took precautions due to rabies risk.