Firefighters were called out to home in Georgia after an "embarrassed" raccoon was unable to escape after finding its way inside.

Raccoon

Raccoon

The City of Dalton Fire Department explained that a crew was summoned to a house in the US state earlier this week after it was reported that the animal and entered the house and couldn't leave.

The department said in a Facebook post: "We were called out to help this guy find his way back out of a house in Dalton on Monday night."

The post also included the raccoon covering its face with a paw in an expression that was reminiscent of embarrassment.

It said: "As you can tell, he was pretty embarrassed about it, but it's really nothing to be ashamed of. We all need a helping hand every now and then."