Overview

• Residents on the outskirts of Neustadt an der Weinstraße reported suspicious noises from their basement around 2:40 a.m., believing they faced a burglar.
• Police found the source was a young wild boar that had fallen in through an unlatched cellar window.
• Officers described the ensuing rescue as a brief yet chaotic operation that left the piglet with only minor scrapes.
• Later Thursday morning, the animal was transported to a nearby forest area and released unharmed.
• The Neustadt police department advised homeowners near forests to secure basement windows during summer to prevent similar incidents.