A couple vacationing in Costa Rica pulled over while driving on a rural road to help a struggling pedestrian: a lost tree sloth.

The pair were being driven near Aguirre, Puntarenas in southeast Costa Rica on February 5, when their driver spotted the beleaguered sloth trying to make the crossing.

The driver then got out and carried it across the road before placing it into a tree, while the sloth was waving its arms, as if waving goodbye.

The filmer commented: "It was obvious to us that if we did not help the little Sloth get across the road he might have been hit by a car as he was taking a very long time crossing.

"The sloth seems so very happy at the end of the video that he was returned to safety and got a 'lift' across the road. It seems that he gave us a big smile."

On vacation in the Manuel Antonio area - ‎⁨Aguirre⁩, ⁨Puntarenas⁩, ⁨Costa Rica⁩ returning to our hotel, our driver stopped near the entrance to Playa Biesanz where we saw a Sloth Crossing the Road. It was obvious to us that if we did not help the little Sloth get across the road he might have been hit by a car as he was taking a very long time crossing. My husband quips that it looks like the Sloth is waving goodbye to us...and it does. Our Guide can be heard discussing with the driver where the best tree would be to put the Sloth in. The Sloth seems so very happy at the end of the video that he was returned to safety and got a 'lift' across the road. It seems that he gave us a big smile.