A woman took her car to a Fort Wayne, Indiana, car wash, where workers made a shocking discovery while examining the front bumper, they found a stuck groundhog.

The woman took her car to be cleaned after a bird got stuck in the front grille. Employees were looking at the front bumper when they spotted the groundhog.

The car wash workers took the vehicle next door to Jiffy Lube, where employees called Fort Wayne Animal Care and Control for assistance. The Jiffy Lube crew began disassembling the front of the car to reach the animal.

“It was definitely an odd day at work, last thing I expected was to be pulling apart a front bumper to remove a groundhog,” Jiffy Lube worker Dalton Brenneke told the local news.

He said the animal did not want to leave the vehicle.

“He was cute but definitely mad that we were trying to take him from his warm home. We ended up having to take off the front skid plate to give him room to leave the engine bay,” Brenneke said. “After we got him out, he ran to the back of the car and hopped up in the rear suspension. Had to take off the left rear tire to get him out.”

The groundhog, nicknamed Mike by rescuers, was taken away by the FWACC officer to be checked for injuries. 

The car owner was not charged for the services. However, the woman said the groundhog angrily chewed through some wiring that did cost her $500 in repairs.