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County Entanglements And Unbaggable/Unusual Finds
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ALAMANCE Bed topper, TV, mattress, go-kart parts, carhood, printer, chicken coop, bong, wet pot, squirrel tail, building materials.
ALEXANDER (w/Catawba) 2 boat seats, 2 12foot metal pipes.
ALLEGHANY (w/Ashe)
ANSON
ASHE 1940 Chevy truck cab, water heater, tin, bike, car bumpers.
AVERY (See Watauga.)
BEAUFORT
BERTIE
BLADEN
BRUNSWICK Entangled: 1 Pelican in fishingline.
BUNCOMBE
BURKE Lots of fishing line, unknown metal objects, chair, diapers, clothing, styrofoam.
CABARRUS Entangled: 2 Pets in plastic bag. Virtually a whole house, refrigerator, stove, a/c, water heater, toilets, boats.
CALDWELL Entangled: 1 Fish in fishingline. 85 propane cylinders, shopping carts, ladder, grills, appliances, bikes, TV, antennae, gas tanks, radiator, 55 gal. drums.
CAMDEN
CARTERET Microwave.
CASWELL Vinyl rug, kitchen stool, plastic swimming pool, 9x12 foot bubble wrap.
CATAWBA
CHATHAM
CHEROKEE
County Unbaggable/Unusual Finds
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CHOWAN
CLAY
CLEVELAND
COLUMBUS
CRAVEN
CUMBERLAND Washer, dryers, car engine, shopping cart, bike, car parts, fishing line, safe, wheelchair, entire golfset, dead dog remains.
CURRITUCK
DARE Lumber, siding, concrete, plastic piping.
DAVIDSON Scrap wood, model, bowling pin.
DAVIE Metal, gutter, wire, car parts.
DUPLIN Plastic drum, TV.
DURHAM Refrigerator, water heater, air conditioner, auto parts, metal, shopping carts.
EDGECOMBE w/NASH
FORSYTH Entangled: 1 Squirrel (entanglement unknown). Bikes, big wheels, sprayers, sleds, surge protector, carts, water tank, rocking chair.
FRANKLIN
GASTON Bed frames, gas grills, lots of drums and barrel, carpet, construction material.
GATES
GRAHAM
GRANVILLE Concrete block.
GREENE
County Unbaggable/Unusual Finds
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GUILFORD Pallet, shopping cart.
HALIFAX
HARNETT Microwaves.
HAYWOOD Entangled: 1 Bird in fishingline. Car parts.
HENDERSON Entangled: 1 Cat in electrical cord. Old gas tank, pinball machine, mountain bike, skateboard, grocery carts, printer, keyboard, TV, sofa.
HERTFORD
HOKE
HYDE Bottles from 1800s, large chunks of coal, balast stone from very old ship.
IREDELL Car front-end, road signs, porta potty, truckbed toolbox, 150 foot dockliner, UNC plaques, propane tank, oil drum, styrofoam.
JACKSON
JOHNSTON Bag of animal remains (dogs, cats, ducks), battery operated sex toy, power line, toilet, outdoor chairs, razor blades, exercise bench, 25 gallon aquarium, syringe.
JONES
LEE Entangled: 3 Kittens in fishingline. Car batteries, 3 kittens rescued.
LENOIR Entangled: 1 Frog in string. Teletubbie toy, fuzzy dice, army boots, dead cat, grill, TV.
LINCOLN
McDOWELL Lawn chairs, barrels, 1/3 of items were unbaggable.
MACON
MADISON Tirehub, gate, car seatcover, power wheel truck, drum, bassinet, wheelchair.
MARTIN
MECKLENBURG Entangled: 3 Turtles in plastic debris. Refrigerator, 10 shopping carts, church pew, crib, marital aids, crack pipe.
County Unbaggable/Unusual Finds
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MITCHELL Shopping carts, lawn mower.
MONTGOMERY Grills, mattresses, buckets, styrofoam, abandoned jet ski.
MOORE
NASH Steel sign post.
NEW HANOVER Nitroglycerin bottle strapped to G.I. Joe.
NORTHAMPTON
ONSLOW
ORANGE Artsy bike chain, syringes, industrial ear muffs, plexiglass, baseballs, putty, lawn chair.
PAMLICO
PASQUOTANK
PENDER Entangled: 1 Egret in fishingline.
PERQUIMANS
PERSON
PITT
POLK Entangled: 1 Pet in bag. Buoy, cooler full of shoes.
RANDOLPH Lots of bottles, cans.
RICHMOND
ROBESON Recovered someone's jet ski, hair, playschool castle, complete household of appliances and furnature.
County Unbaggable/Unusual Finds
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ROCKINGHAM Entangled: Rescued Colt in wood debris. Fertilizer spreader, town welcome sign, folding bed, ski buoys.
ROWAN Propane tanks, 50 gallon drum, styrofoam dock, heron.
RUTHERFORD Washing machine, TV, cash register, car transmission, oil drum.
SAMPSON Newspaper racks, stoves, chairs, refrigerator.
SCOTLAND
STANLY Canoe paddle, plastic car fender.
STOKES Fire screen, toilet, realtor signs, 2 dead deer-one shot several times.
SURRY
SWAIN Wooden structures, styrofoam, mattresses.
TRANSYLVANIA Entangled: Snake on hook. Mardi Gras beads, CD player, 2 live Aussie puppies (taken to shelter), couch sawed in half.
WARREN
WASHINGTON Seat cushion.
WATAUGA Christmas light, porch furniture, construction materials, metal strips.
WAYNE Bench, hubcap, hazard light, clothes basket, shingles, jeans with tags, gate, fencepost.
WILKES
WILSON
YADKIN Fuel tank, 2 washing machines, roofing tin, 2 55 gallon barrels, clothes, blanket, folding chair.
YANCEY
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