Paddleboarders save drowning raccoon

LADY BIRD LAKE, Texas (CNN) - A pair of Texas paddleboarders saved a drowning raccoon from a lake and gave it a surreal ride back to safety.

Thinking it was a dog, two paddleboarders spotted the struggling raccoon while fishing on Lady Bird Lake near Austin.

One scooped it up using their paddle and brought it aboard. From there, the critter ran the gamut of emotions -- from standoffish and snippy to curious and even trusting, crawling under the man and riding out the rainy weather beneath him.

The paddleboarder said he couldn’t explain how it made him feel that the animal felt safe underneath him.

The bewilderment continued once they arrived on shore, and the raccoon took off and never looked back.

“What the f-- just happened?” the man asked.