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Raccoon Falls Through Stadium Ceiling as Severe Thunderstorm Postpones Soccer Game

A raccoon fell through a leaking roof as a https://kutv.com/news/local/fans-seek-shelter-as-lightning-strikes-over-america-first-field-forces-game-delay severe thunderstorm led to the postponement of a soccer game at America First Field in Sandy, Utah, on August 3, https://twitter.com/calebturner23/status/1687299825417764864 according to KSL.com's Caleb Turner . Turner, who covers the Real Salt Lake soccer team, captured video of the raccoon loose in the stadium's press room, where he https://twitter.com/calebturner23/status/1687301027874357248 said a hole opened in the ceiling. He also recorded video of a broom being used to try and coax the animal from behind a railing. A communications representative https://twitter.com/DelmyBarillas/status/1687306322021433345 said the raccoon was "safely caught and released by the creek outside of the stadium." The https://www.ksl.com/article/50702369 torrential downpour hit before Real Salt Lake was due to take on Club Leon in the Leagues Cup Round of 32. Real Salt Lake https://twitter.com/realsaltlake/status/1687321093915426816?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Etweet said the rescheduled game was due to kick off at 7 pm on Friday, August 4. (Footage by Caleb Turner/Storyful via Getty Images UGC)
A raccoon fell through a leaking roof as a https://kutv.com/news/local/fans-seek-shelter-as-lightning-strikes-over-america-first-field-forces-game-delay severe thunderstorm led to the postponement of a soccer game at America First Field in Sandy, Utah, on August 3, https://twitter.com/calebturner23/status/1687299825417764864 according to KSL.com's Caleb Turner . Turner, who covers the Real Salt Lake soccer team, captured video of the raccoon loose in the stadium's press room, where he https://twitter.com/calebturner23/status/1687301027874357248 said a hole opened in the ceiling. He also recorded video of a broom being used to try and coax the animal from behind a railing. A communications representative https://twitter.com/DelmyBarillas/status/1687306322021433345 said the raccoon was "safely caught and released by the creek outside of the stadium." The https://www.ksl.com/article/50702369 torrential downpour hit before Real Salt Lake was due to take on Club Leon in the Leagues Cup Round of 32. Real Salt Lake https://twitter.com/realsaltlake/status/1687321093915426816?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Etweet said the rescheduled game was due to kick off at 7 pm on Friday, August 4. (Footage by Caleb Turner/Storyful via Getty Images UGC)
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