The beaver was eventually released into a stream
VIDEO: Tennessee police capture beaver on the loose at a hospital
Bartlett Police Department released video of their officers catching a wayward beaver at a hospital in December. (Source: @bartlettpolice via Instagram)
A Tennessee police department released video of its officers capturing a wild beaver in an unlikely place – a hospital on Christmas Day.
The Bartlett Police Department published video of the bizarre incident on Instagram Wednesday. A hospital operator at Saint Francis Hospital called police after being alerted to the animal.
"You guys asked for the body cam footage from the St. Francis Beaver Wranglers so… ask and ye shall receive," the Bartlett Police Department wrote in an Instagram caption. The police department also included 911 call audio.
"I didn't know who to call, so I thought maybe you might help me," the hospital employee told police. "[A nurse] wanted me to call animal control because there is a beaver in the lobby of the hospital."
WISCONSIN POTBELLIED PIG ‘ALBERT’ LURED HOME WITH FRUIT SNACKS: ‘SWEET AND STICKY TREATS’
The Bartlett Police Department published video of the bizarre beaver incident on Instagram Wednesday. (@bartlettpolice via Instagram)
"A beaver?" the police operator asked. "Well, if it's inside the…"
"Yeah, it's inside the hospital in the lobby," the caller said.
"Oh, my God. That's so weird," the police operator laughed. "Let me see what I can do. I'll call the lieutenant… maybe they can wrangle it and get it outside."
The beaver was eventually wrangled into a cart and removed from the hospital. (@bartlettpolice via Instagram)
In footage that was humorously edited, can-can music was playing as an officer attempted to wrangle the skittish beaver into a cart with a stick. The animal kept ducking under furniture.
The beaver eventually relented and went into the cart. It was wheeled outside and dropped off in a nearby stream.
Officers dropped the beaver off in a stream. (@bartlettpolice via Instagram)
"The beaver has been given a 6-10 return to the water's edge," a police officer is heard saying in the video.
Andrea Vacchiano is a breaking news writer for Fox News Digital and Fox Business. You can follow her on X at @andrea_vacch or send story tips to
