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'Drunk' squirrel causes hundreds of pounds of damage | 'Drunk' squirrel causes hundreds of pounds of damage |
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A "drunk" squirrel has caused hundreds of pounds of damage at a private members' club. | A "drunk" squirrel has caused hundreds of pounds of damage at a private members' club. |
The secretary of Honeybourne Railway Club said he originally thought someone had broken into the premises, near Evesham in Worcestershire. | The secretary of Honeybourne Railway Club said he originally thought someone had broken into the premises, near Evesham in Worcestershire. |
The floor was covered in beer and glasses and bottles smashed, Sam Boulter said. | The floor was covered in beer and glasses and bottles smashed, Sam Boulter said. |
Mr Boulter, 62, said he then saw a squirrel "staggering around" after coming out from behind a box of crisps. | Mr Boulter, 62, said he then saw a squirrel "staggering around" after coming out from behind a box of crisps. |
'Turned on the taps' | 'Turned on the taps' |
He added: "There were bottles scattered around, money scattered around and he had obviously run across the bar's pumps and managed to turn on the Caffrey's tap. | He added: "There were bottles scattered around, money scattered around and he had obviously run across the bar's pumps and managed to turn on the Caffrey's tap. |
"He must have flung himself on the handle and drank some as he was staggering around all over the place and moving a bit slowly. | "He must have flung himself on the handle and drank some as he was staggering around all over the place and moving a bit slowly. |
"I've never seen a drunk squirrel before. He was sozzled and looked a bit worse for wear, shall we say." | |
Mr Boulter, who estimated he lost about £300 in the incident, eventually caught the squirrel in a waste paper bin and released it out of the window. | Mr Boulter, who estimated he lost about £300 in the incident, eventually caught the squirrel in a waste paper bin and released it out of the window. |
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