Tuesday morning started with a bang for local RCMP, but a thorough investigation determined it was only much ado about a rodent.
A resident called police about 7:30 a.m. to report an explosion in the area of Princeton General Hospital and Vermilion Forks Elementary School.
The noise was described as 鈥渟imilar to a shotgun blast鈥hey described it as a loud bang that shook the earth,鈥� said Corporal Chad Parsons.
鈥淲e went out and we conducted patrols. We did neigborhood inquiries鈥t did take up some manpower for sure.鈥�
One witness came forward who said he heard an explosion, and then saw smoke rising from electrical wires.
鈥淔ortis BC attended and they found a dead squirrel at the bottom of a power pole,鈥� said Parsons.
鈥淚t had been electrocuted.鈥�
Power in the area was not disrupted, he said.
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