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York escaped Wallaby found by North Yorkshire Police | |
(about 2 hours later) | |
An escaped wallaby that forced part of York's outer ring road to close has been found by police. | |
The A1237 between Haxby and Strensall closed at about 18:00 BST after the animal was seen near the road. | |
A wallaby was reported as being loose in the city on Tuesday evening and police were advised by the RSPCA to leave it to roam free. | A wallaby was reported as being loose in the city on Tuesday evening and police were advised by the RSPCA to leave it to roam free. |
North Yorkshire Police said officers had "detained" the wandering wallaby with the help of a vet. | |
The force tweeted: "Good news. The Wallaby has been detained, no handcuffs required thanks to the help of a vet and lots of muddy officers." | |
It took about 15 officers to find the animal, which fled from Askham Bryan College. | |
A tranquilliser dart was used to stop the wallaby, which is being returned to the college, where an animal management course is run. | |
The road reopened about two hours later. |