When driver Cameron Blaseotto heard a scratching sound coming from the engine compartment of his ute on Wednesday night, he was nervous to investigate what was inside.
Convincing a mate to open the bonnet, the pair were stunned to find a platypus sitting above the front wheel.
The stowaway had managed to become stuck inside after Mr Blaseotto and a friend drove across waters of the Murrumbidgee River at Angle Crossing about 8.30pm.
