GRAND FORKS -- A high school wrestling team in North Dakota was pulled from a tournament when officials discovered the athletes had been exposed to a live raccoon.
Police say the raccoon was found while the Carrington High School team was travelling to the tournament in Grafton, and it was stowed in the storage area of the bus. Team officials told police they picked up the animal because they thought it was dead.
Grafton Police Sgt. Anthony Dumas says the storage area was opened later and the raccoon "just trotted away." Dumas says no one was scratched or bit by the animal.
School officials decided to bring the team home as a precaution. State health officials say there's no health risk to athletes who competed against Carrington.
