Students design walker for disabled raccoon

Sanctuary Executive Director Mary Key says the racoon was soon diagnosed with a neurological condition called cerebellar hypoplasia.

 WLKY

HARDIN COUNTY, Kentucky (WLKY) -- A disabled raccoon, affectionately known as “Boone the Raccoon,” is able to walk for the first time thanks to a group of engineering students at Central Hardin High School.

The orphaned raccoon first arrived at Nolin River Wildlife Sanctuary in Glendale at just two weeks old. He was unable to walk, so the sanctuary, which specializes in rehabbing and releasing animals into the wild, was the perfect place for Boone to land.

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