March 19 (UPI) — Workers and travelers at an airport in Tasmania, Australia, had an unusual encounter when a live possum was found snuggling with stuffed toys inside a store.
Hobart Airport in Cambridge shared video on social media showing the possum relaxing with the plush toys on a shelf at the Lagardere AWPL store.
Liam Bloomfield, multi-site manager for Lagardere AWPL, said staff members spotted the animal about 11:45 a.m. Wednesday.
“We found the possum sitting within the native plush,” Bloomfield told the Australian Broadcasting Corp. “It looked like he was pretty comfortable with his friends there.”
Bloomfield said the possum did not appear to be stressed, but it caused a stir when it climbed down from the shelf and went for a tour of the airport.
“We had passengers here, there and everywhere, taking videos,” he said. “It was a bit of a mad rush to make sure it was safe and no passengers were disrupted and that the possum got back home.”
He said the possum was “safely escorted” out of the building by airport staff.
Bloomfield described the possum’s visit as a “nice little spike of happiness” during an otherwise normal day at the airport.
