WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — A search is underway in Wichita for a missing beaver.

The Wichita Eagle reports the beaver, named Chapa, broke out of his cage in the Kansas Wildlife Exhibit at Central Riverside Park in Wichita. He was discovered missing early Tuesday.

Animal display attendant Connie Storrie has searched miles of the Little Arkansas River for the little orphan animal she helped rescue three years ago. He was injured when he was found in one of the muddy pools of Chisholm Creek Park.

Storrie describes the beaver as “very shy.” She worries about how he will fare in the wild after being coddled for three years on a diet of apples, carrots and sweet potatoes. She says anyone who sees the animal should call park officials and should not approach it.