Kangaroo on the loose: Woman dials 911 over wild runaway!

Tampa, Florida - Police officers not only have to go after fugitives, but unusual animal runaways too!

CCTV footage showed the kangaroo hopping through a residential complex and past a pool.
CCTV footage showed the kangaroo hopping through a residential complex and past a pool.  © Screenshot/X/@HCSOSheriff

A woman was not so hop-py when she dialed 911 on Thursday morning.

"Do you need the police, fire, or medical?" the operator's voice on the switchboard asked in a recording of the call since shared to social media.

"I guess police?" she replied. "There's a kangaroo in my apartment complex."

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Officers from the Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office in Tampa, Florida, made their way to the scene, where CCTV footage they shared showed the "large kangaroo" hopping around a swimming pool in the complex set to amusing techno dance music.

But what was the marsupial doing in a Florida neighborhood?

How did a kangaroo end up loose in a Florida neighborhood?

After its escape was over, the kangaroo was returned to its owner.
After its escape was over, the kangaroo was returned to its owner.  © Screenshot/X/@HCSOSheriff

According to the police's post on X, the animal had gone missing from its owner, with whom it was properly registered.

"Earlier this morning, our deputies responded to a call in Tampa for a loose kangaroo that had gotten trapped in an apartment complex's pool area," it confirmed.


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Just how the officers managed to take the kangaroo into temporary custody was not reported.

Photos showed how the long-eared animal was eventually placed on a trailer and given a ride home.

Cover photo: Bildmontage: Screenshots/X/@HCSOSheriff

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