Man Finds Live Frog in Lettuce After Buying Groceries for Steak and Salad Dinner

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• A live frog was found in a sealed bag of lettuce purchased from Woolworths in Esperance, Australia.

• The frog was safely released into a nearby dam shortly after its discovery, according to reports.

• Woolworths described the incident as “isolated” and said it was investigating with its lettuce suppliers.

A live frog was discovered in a bag of lettuce purchased at a grocery store in Australia.

Farmer Rhys Smoker found the frog hopping around in an unopened bag of lettuce purchased from Woolworths in Esperance, Australia, on Saturday, May 16, while he was preparing a steak and salad dinner for his housemates, the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) and the Associated Press reported.

“He says, ‘Bro, I got a lettuce, like a frog in my lettuce,'” Emma Jones, Smoker’s roommate, told ABC. “It’s quite unusual…”

“It’s a pretty decent-sized frog for a big adventure,” said Billy Le Pine, Smoker’s other roommate and Jones’ boyfriend. “…The lettuce bag has holes to keep the produce fresh, so he got a snack and some air on the way.”

In a video posted by the couple online, the frog is seen crawling on the lettuce inside the sealed bag, seemingly unharmed.

Many viewers themselves did not believe this spectacle after seeing the footage. “[We got] “There’s so much feedback that it’s AI,” Jones told ABC.

Pine said he thought the frog came “from the east,” as he said most of Esperance’s products came from eastern Australia, according to the outlet.

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The housemates released the frog — which they named Greg — safely into a dam near their residence, according to ABC.

“We gave him some fresh air and then he released it with the lettuce,” Jones said. “We live near a dam… [he] he swam a little with his lettuce… and he jumped away.”

“I’m just glad Greg is back in his natural habitat,” Pine added.

Woolworths said in a statement to the ABC that the incident was an “isolated event with no other reported cases”.

The outlet said: “Woolworths takes product quality and food safety very seriously. We work with a number of lettuce growers in WA and across Australia. Our suppliers have rigorous processes to maintain product quality.”

The company said it was investigating the incident with its suppliers, according to AP.

PEOPLE contacted Woolworths for comment, but they did not immediately respond.

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