Forsyth County sheriff’s deputy rescues baby opossum

FORSYTH COUNTY, Ga. — A Forsyth County sheriff’s deputy made a new friend over the weekend when he rescued a baby opossum.

According to the sheriff’s office, the opossum had been separated from her mom and was unlikely to survive until Sgt. Pittman was called to rescue her.

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After bonding with his new friend, Sgt. Pittman gave her the name Emmy and deemed her his new beat partner.

Emmy was passed along to a local rehabilitation facility.

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