Woman's horror as hand emerges from light fixture: 'F**k this'
A raccoon in New York City convinced an entire household they were about to be victims of an alien abduction when it attempted to crawl through a light fixture.
In a terrifying video posted to TikTok the animal's paw — which looks like a hand at first glance — can be seen coming out from above the light fixture in the ceiling, feeling around the area before retreating.
“F**k this, I’m calling 911!” TikTok user Yesenia Irizarry can be heard saying in the video as her housemates shriek in horror.
Household told to 'sleep through it'
Ms Irizarry, who lived with three other housemates at the time, can be heard making the call in the background, asking for animal control to come and take care of the situation.
She said the operator told her to go to bed and try to sleep through it.
"We weren’t able to sleep that night," Ms Irizarry admitted in a comment on TikTok.
The building’s handyman reportedly came to seal the light fixture the day after the video was filmed, admitting raccoons were not uncommon in the apartment and that was why the fireplace has been sealed shut.
“The past tenants would come home and find raccoons in the living room,” she explained.
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According to the New York Post, the incident happened in November but was only just posted to TikTok. The apartment's occupants have since moved out.
New York news station Pix 11 reported the building's management had sealed the chimneys shut to try and fix the raccoon issue, but the caps they had put on eventually were torn off, allowing the animals to gain entry.
The raccoon is thought to have found its way into the building using the chimney, climbing into the crawlspace above their kitchen ceiling.
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