“Help! Help! I can’t breathe” – Brave Rescuers Race Against Time to Free Fox with Head Trapped in Plastic Bottle, Saving Its Life

This is the heartbreaking moment a fox got its head stuck in a plastic bottle while out in the wild.

This is the heartbreaking moment a fox got its head stuck in a plastic bottle while out in the wild

This is the heartbreaking moment a fox got its head stuck in a plastic bottle while out in the wild

A dedicated team at South Essex Wildlife Hospital tried desperately to save the fox's life by detaching a bottle from it's head

A dedicated team at South Essex Wildlife Hospital tried desperately to save the fox’s life by detaching a bottle from it’s head

She said: ‘If it gets away the worst thing [is] knowing you were so close but so far.

When rescuers first arrived at the building site, the fox in a state of panic, fled the scene

When rescuers first arrived at the building site, the fox in a state of panic, fled the scene

The fox attempted to evade capture by throwing it's slinky body underneath scaffolding gates

The fox attempted to evade capture by throwing it’s slinky body underneath scaffolding gates

Rescuers Charlotte and Sharon finally caught the distressed animal and placed it into a cage

Rescuers Charlotte and Sharon finally caught the distressed animal and placed it into a cage

Charlotte and Sharon then placed it into a well-vented animal cage to begin the work of removing the plastic bottle from its head.

It was an emotional sight as the bottle removal gave way to bloodied and matted fur

It was an emotional sight as the bottle removal gave way to bloodied and matted fur

On site builders cheered the rescuers on for a job 'well done'

On site builders cheered the rescuers on for a job ‘well done’