A pig named “Kevin Bacon” made headlines after escaping from his farm — now the famous runaway hog is finally safe back at home.
Chelsea Rumbaugh is the owner of several pigs on her Gettysburg, Pennsylvania farm, including a 200-pound hog punningly dubbed “Kevin Bacon” after the prolific star of the same name.
But on October 14, Kevin Bacon got a little too “footloose” and escaped from the farm, fleeing into the surrounding woods.
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Chelsea would occasionally see the pig make his way back to the farm, but would run away and hide when anyone tried to approach.
“He kept looking up and seeing me,” Chelsea told ABC 27. “But every time previous he would just run when he saw a person. Anytime we have a positive interaction and he walks away instead of running away, that’s good. In our book, that means he still feels safe here.”
Chelsea put out a plea for help online as she continued her efforts to catch the pig. Soon, Kevin’s story was making national headlines.
According to USA Today, Chelsea tried everything from setting up large traps to going out with a search party to learning how to lasso, but her efforts always came up short. After more than two weeks, Kevin still remained at large.
The story even drew the attention of Kevin Bacon (the actor), who shared the “internet sensation” on Threads: “Bring Kevin Bacon home!” the Golden Globe winner wrote.