Groundhog gets in claw machine game in Blair County, Pa. – Outdoor News

Altoona, Pa. — Who doesn’t love the claw machine game? Those arcade favorites have the best prizes. From a cute stuffed animal to a football, or maybe rubber duckies, or a groundhog … wait, a WHAT?

Employees at the Meadows Family Fun Mini Golf in Duncansville, Blair County, Pa., were startled by an unusual “prize” inside one of their claw machine games Aug. 6.

They called the Southcentral Region Office of the Pennsylvania Game Commission and State Game Warden Salvadore Zaffuto came out to rescue a groundhog that found its way inside the vending machine and then could not find its way out.

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When Warden Zaffuto responded and approached the machine, he saw a wave of stuffed animals move as the groundhog scurried around underneath, then it popped its head out to assess the situation.

The vending machine company was contacted to unlock the machine, allowing Warden Zaffuto to safely capture the groundhog and release it unharmed.

Source: https://www.outdoornews.com/2024/08/26/groundhog-gets-in-claw-machine-game-in-blair-county-pa/