On April 6, 2022 a Yavapai County Sheriff’s Office deputy rescued a javelina after it got stuck in a vehicle with a bag of Cheetos.
The Sheriff’s Office in Cornville received a report of a javelina inside a passenger vehicle. When the deputy arrived at the scene, there was a Subaru Station Wagon containing a wild javelina stuck inside.
After speaking with neighbors and the owner, the deputy learned the hatch back was left open during the night and the javelina jumped inside attempting to eat a bag of Cheeto’s. The animal’s entrance shook the rear hatch closed, locking the animal inside.
After licking the Cheeto bag crumb-less, the javelina’s attempt to exit the vehicle proved to be more cumbersome than entering. The javelina tore off portion of the dashboard, the passenger door interior, and knocked the vehicle into neutral which caused it to roll out of the driveway and across the street until stopping under some trees.
The Deputy safely opened the hatch allowing the javelina to carefully jump out and run off back into the wilderness.