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Australian Farmer Discovers Live Frog in Sealed Lettuce Bag

An Australian farmer found a live frog inside a sealed bag of lettuce. The frog was named Greg and later released near a dam.

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Associated Press
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4 sources·May 19, 11:52 AM(10 days ago)·1m read
Australian Farmer Discovers Live Frog in Sealed Lettuce Bagnypost.com
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An Australian farmer discovered a live frog inside a sealed bag of lettuce. The farmer, Rhys Smoker, announced the find to his housemates.

His housemates initially did not believe the report. Smoker brought the bag over to show them.

Naming and Release The group named the frog Greg.

They released it at a dam near the house. Billy Le Pine said the frog was named Greg before being released.

Key Facts

Live frog
found inside sealed lettuce bag by Australian farmer
Rhys Smoker
Australian farmer who made the discovery
Greg
name given to the frog before release

Story Timeline

4 events
  1. May 19, 10:03 AM ET

    2 new sources added: nypost.com, @ABC

    2 sourcesnypost.com · @ABC
  2. Recent

    Rhys Smoker found a live frog inside a sealed bag of lettuce.

    2 sources@MarioNawfal · AP
  3. Recent

    Smoker showed the bag to his housemates Jones and Billy Le Pine.

    1 sourceAP
  4. Recent

    The group named the frog Greg and released it at a dam.

    2 sources@MarioNawfal · AP

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Word count74 words
PublishedMay 19, 2026, 11:52 AM

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