The Happy Pod: Nurse revives 'drunk' raccoon
A nurse from Kentucky has gone viral after saving a baby raccoon who became 'drunk' on fermented fruit. The cub had passed out after eating peaches, thrown away by a distillery.
A nurse in the US state of Kentucky has gone viral after she saved a baby raccoon who became 'drunk' on fermented fruit. The cub had passed out after eating peaches, thrown away by a distillery.
Also, we hear from Bárbara Hernández, a cold water swimmer from Chile, known as the Ice Mermaid. She has front crawled her way to a Guinness World Record, completing the farthest ice swim ever by a woman.
Plus, the man recreating a childhood photo, the 81-year-old woman who planted 4,000 trees, and Carlos Acosta on his latest milestone. Our weekly collection of inspiring, uplifting and happy news from around the world.
Presenter: Paul Moss
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