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Escaped Wallaby in York forces road closure York escaped Wallaby found by North Yorkshire Police
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An escaped wallaby has forced police in York to close part of the city's outer ring road. An escaped wallaby that forced part of York's outer ring road to close has been found by police.
The A1237 is closed between Haxby and Strensall after the animal was seen close to the road. 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 were attempting to recover the wandering wallaby. 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.