--- title: MPR Racoon Is Rescued From Building But Forever Our Hero description: The St. Paul MPR Raccoon has been safely rescued after climbing building in Minnesota as huge fans watched live. canonical: https://time.com/5310860/mprraccoon-building-climbing/ author: Ashley Hoffman article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2018-06-13T14:04:43.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-04-13T07:53:23.453Z og:title: The Internet Hero Climbing Raccoon Has Now Concluded Its Death-Defying Stunt og:description: People could not stop watching this determined critter og:url: https://time.com/5310860/mprraccoon-building-climbing/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt732c5ad6a4ed9900/698932ec096a941a686a2aa3/gettyimages-619497034.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 1689 og:image:height: 950 og:image:alt: Racoon In Boston og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: The Internet Hero Climbing Raccoon Has Now Concluded Its Death-Defying Stunt twitter:description: People could not stop watching this determined critter twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt732c5ad6a4ed9900/698932ec096a941a686a2aa3/gettyimages-619497034.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # The Internet Hero Climbing Raccoon Has Now Concluded Its Death-Defying Stunt > Sponsored content. 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John Blanding—Boston Globe/Getty Images by [Ashley Hoffman](https://time.com/author/ashley-hoffman/) ## Ashley Hoffman Jun 13, 2018 2:04 PM UTC The [building-scaling raccoon](http://time.com/5310704/raccoon-climbs-minnesota-ubs-skyscraper/) in Minnesota who ascended to impressive heights of internet stardom has been rescued. But not before it amassed a huge following. MPRraccoon — as the raccoon is now known on Twitter — captured widespread attention as people online followed its adventurous heroics when it climbed a 25-story building in St. Paul, Minn. Naturally, people drew superhero comparisons as they took to Twitter to urge the furry adrenaline seeker on. That’s because an animal this plucky is the only drama worth watching. > [](https://twitter.com/chrisgeidner/status/1006635941065318400) As we all shared the thrill, the raccoon’s travails were immortalized in fan art, and people bonded to the raccoon as they shared experiences of their own when it comes to losing our way. It all started because the raccoon was stranded on a different building nearby on Monday, [according to Minnesota Public Radio](https://www.mprnews.org/story/2018/06/12/st-paul-raccoon-scales-skyscraper-social-media-star). And the first times that the St. Paul Fire Department and building workers tried to rescue it with a makeshift ladder did not pan out. In fact, it wasn’t until late Tuesday night that the raccoon began to make its way down from the seventeenth floor slowly. > [](https://twitter.com/sheldongilbert/status/1006661857241894913) Relive the tale of unbridled determination, boundless ego, and 2018 stunting in the video above. Thankfully, blessedly, the raccoon is safe. A reporter and the building authorities were kind enough to live-tweet the rescue. > [](https://twitter.com/ubs%5Fplaza/status/1006876321346211840) > [](https://twitter.com/timnelson%5Fmpr/status/1006872269870813185) ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/5310860/mprraccoon-building-climbing/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/5310860/mprraccoon-building-climbing/"},"headline":"The Internet Hero Climbing Raccoon Has Now Concluded Its Death-Defying Stunt","datePublished":"2018-06-13T14:04:43.000Z","dateModified":"2026-04-13T07:53:23.453Z","description":"The St. Paul MPR Raccoon has been safely rescued after climbing building in Minnesota as huge fans watched live.","url":"https://time.com/5310860/mprraccoon-building-climbing/","keywords":["Newsfeed","animals","viral"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt732c5ad6a4ed9900/698932ec096a941a686a2aa3/gettyimages-619497034.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Ashley Hoffman","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/ashley-hoffman/"}],"articleSection":"","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt732c5ad6a4ed9900/698932ec096a941a686a2aa3/gettyimages-619497034.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"Racoon In Boston","caption":"Racoon In Boston","creditText":"John Blanding—Boston Globe/Getty Images","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/tag/time-section-newsfeed/","name":"Newsfeed"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/5310860/mprraccoon-building-climbing/","name":"The Internet Hero Climbing Raccoon Has Now Concluded Its Death-Defying Stunt"}}]}] ```