A stoat miraculously cheated a certain roadkill death after becoming trapped in the grille of a sports car for over 30 miles.Motorist Merv Draper was heading home on Tuesday night when he spotted the tiny animal in his headlights.
Travelling at speed, he assumed he must have run over the poor thing.
But the fearsome creature had flung itself into the metal grille of the BMW Z4 and become a stoat stowaway.
Mr Draper completed the 32-mile journey from Colsterworth to his home in Ewerby, Lincolnshire, and only discovered his passenger cargo the following morning.
The stoat was peeping out of the car below the number plate with his front feet resting on the bars.
RSPCA inspector Laura Jones was called and helped Mr Draper release the creature from the car.
The stoat received pain relief and antibiotics from a local vet, who was amazed to discover no trace of injuries.
The patient was transferred to Weirfield Wildlife Hospital in Lincoln where he was fed and given water before being released.
Inspector Jones said the incident was one of the "most unusual" rescues she had ever attended.
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