QUIRKY WORLD ... Phoenix man saves tiny ground squirrel from drowning in poo

Viewers go nuts for squirrel’s rescue

Rick Gruber found the animal shortly after it fell into a backyard pool.

“He just looked like he needed help and I figured he hadn’t been in there for very long,” Gruber explained. “I figured I could try to pull him out and try to see if I could bring him back to life because there was still a chance he hadn’t been in there for maybe a minute.”