Cheddar, an extremely rare orange lobster, almost became dinner. Then, restaurant workers stepped in.

For a moment, it seemed as if Cheddar – a rare, bright orange lobster – had met her demise. She had arrived at a Red Lobster restaurant in Hollywood, Florida, and appeared destined to meet the same fate as many lobsters before her.

But in a twist of fate, the chain restaurant’s employees came to her rescue. Led by manager Mario Roque, they were able to spare the lobster’s life, and find her a new home at Ripley’s Aquarium in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina.

“Sometimes ordinary miracles happen, and Cheddar is one of them,” Roque said in a news release from the aquarium. “A group of incredible people helped us make this possible. We are so honored to have been able to save Cheddar and find her a good home.”

According to the news release, the employees had noticed her unique coloring, which scientists say has a probability of one-in-30 million because “their bright, unusual coloring makes them very attractive to predators.”

Most lobsters are a “mottled brown color,” according to The Smithsonian Institution. 

Ripley’s employees traveled to Florida, where they loaded Cheddar – named after Red Lobster’s famous biscuits – into a cooler and drove her home.