I had a swimming pool in upstate NY and came out one morning to find a possum clinging to the buoy rope that separated the deep end from the small end of the pool. He was clearly exhausted and had his front and rear paws keeping his head out of the water. I rescued him with my bug net and placed him gently on my lawn. He lay there for a few minutes catching his breath before slowly walking away. He never bothered us nor my dogs but would show up around the pool occasionally at night for a drink.
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