The cat was found in a pile of debris on the side of a highway in Skagit County.

It’s not unusual to see wayward boxes, clothes or other debris alongside the highway or Washington State Department of Transportation employees picking them up. But it is unusual to find a pair of eyes.

WSDOT employee Doug Knott was cleaning up some items that appeared to have fallen off a vehicle when he found a cat under a hubcap, according to a WSDOT blog post.

Knott put on his leather work gloves and used his newfound-abilities to persuade the cat to come out – all while on the side of a busy highway.

He took the cat to the local vet and learned that it was healthy except for a broken tooth and road rash. He also learned that the cat – who his daughter named Lucky – didn’t have a microchip. Now Knott and his daughter are Lucky’s foster family while they wait for someone to claim the cat.

If you’ve lost a cat and think Lucky may be yours, call the Skagit Human Society at (360) 757-0445 and let them know the gender and which highway you think you lost the cat.