Imagine shopping for groceries and stumbling upon a wild coyote in the frozen food aisle. That's exactly what happened in a Chicago Aldi store today.

Shoppers and staff at a Chicago Aldi were surprised to find a coyote hiding in the refrigerated section, prompting a response from animal control.

A coyote that was pulled out of the refrigerated section of an Aldi in Chicago yesterday will be returned to the wild, officials said. The wild animal was “likely seeking refuge from the hustle and bustle of city life,

In video first shared by Instagram user @chicagocritterrr, a police officer can be seen poking and prodding around the store's refrigerated section with what appears to be a Swiffer Sweeper. As the officer begins to pull the coyote out by its tail,

A video of authorities at an Aldi in Chicago, Ill., went viral the other day. Why? Because the animal — which had hid itself in a produce shelf — was certainly not what the officers expected. NBC 5 Chicago reports how cops and Chicago Animal Care and Control on Monday morning responded to reports of the animal running around the Humboldt Park location.

Onlookers watched the slightly surreal incident at an Aldi in Chicago's West side play out with cops trying to dislodge the terrified coyote who had run into the supermarket