Highway Emu Rescue
Florida Highway Patrol Troopers Safely Corral Wandering Emu on Polk Parkway
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Florida Highway Patrol troopers responded Sept. 19 after an emu was spotted wandering along State Road 570, or the Polk Parkway, in Polk County. The flightless Australian bird was safely corralled and placed in a Florida Department of Transportation Road Ranger vehicle until its owners arrived to retrieve it. No injuries were reported.
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The Florida Highway Patrol received the call at about 8:30 a.m. on Sept. 19, and the emu was reported near milepost 16 on State Road 570.
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Drivers alerted authorities after seeing the emu walking along the roadway, creating an unusual traffic situation on the Polk Parkway.
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The emu is native to Australia, although it is flightless—a detail noted in accounts describing the roadside encounter.
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FHP added a humorous note that “no insurance policies were sold by LiMu,” a reference included in its account of the recovery.
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