A power outage affected over 1,700 customers on the east side Findlay Monday afternoon.

AEP Ohio reported the outage around 2 in the afternoon but had the power restored just before 4 pm.

If you guessed a squirrel was behind the outage, then you’d be correct.

AEP says the critter got into the lines and caused a malfunction.

This isn’t the first time a squirrel has caused issues for Findlay. Get more here.