Jaydon Pettipas and Aidan Hart, two teenagers from Saint Andrews, New Brunswick, Canada, were hanging around in their neighborhood one day. They spotted a crowd gathered around a car and a creature that appeared to be stuck and unable to move. They didn’t know what to do, but they felt they needed to help the animal.

They found out that the stuck creature was a squirrel, but it was hard to tell because it was covered in insulation foam. It was in a really bad spot under a car. They were determined to help, so they got a small milk crate from a nearby grocery store to put the squirrel in. Nobody else around seemed to know what to do, so the boys asked their friends and family for help.

Jaydon’s mother eventually called a vet clinic 20 miles away. Dr. Melanie Eagan, the vet, was taken aback when she saw the squirrel. She guessed that the squirrel became entangled in the foam while someone was repairing a hole in their garage or shed.

To get the foam off, she had to carefully use rubbing alcohol and a comb. It took a while, but thanks to the boys and their mom, the squirrel was saved and could be released back into the wild. The boys’ quick thinking turned them into local heroes.