Fri. Jul 4th, 2025

“When I saw him, it brought a smile to my face.”

Mechanic Tries To Fix A Car β€” And Finds The Cutest Unexpected Passenger

Igor Stanchuk, an auto mechanic based in Tallahassee, Florida, has a special knack for diagnosing car problems β€” often just by listening. But no amount of experience could have prepared him for what he found inside one particular vehicle.

A customer had come in complaining about strange sloshing sounds while driving. Stanchuk had a pretty good idea of what was going on.

β€œShe originally came in after hearing sloshing sounds while she was driving,” Stanchuk told The Dodo. β€œWhen you run the A/C, it condenses inside the cabin and passes through a drain. After a while, the drain can get clogged and water starts leaking under the floorboard.”

He began investigating the suspected leak β€” and that’s when he discovered the last thing he expected: a tiny frog had taken up residence inside the flooded car.

β€œWhen I saw him, it brought a smile to my face. I couldn’t stop laughing,” he said. β€œI love frogs.”

How the little amphibian managed to get inside remains a mystery. But one thing was certain β€” the soggy car floor had become his own little swamp.

Of course, the frog’s ride-share days had to come to an end.

β€œI placed him out in the woods, then I drained the floorboard,” Stanchuk said.

Problem solved β€” for both the car and its surprise passenger.

β€œNothing like that has happened before,” he added. β€œIt still baffles me how the frog actually got in the car.”

It may have been an unexpected workday detour, but for Stanchuk, it was a delightful one. And for one little frog, it was just another hop in the journey.

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