A Chisago County sheriff's deputy learned the hard way that waterfowl and backseats don't make the best combination.
According to a Facebook post from the sheriff's office, the "possible wounded trumpeter swan" was found sitting on a roadway during the agency's first shift of the new year.
Deputy Hanson, as he's referred to in the post, ended up transporting the bird "to a safe location along the river where it was released into open water." Unfortunately, the good deed took a toll on his squad car's upholstery: