California fire and rescue squad seeking owner of tortoise who was ‘unable to outrun the paramedics’
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A fire and rescue squad in California is trying to find the owner of a tortoise that was discovered by paramedics Thursday taking a slow-and-steady stroll in El Cajon.
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Heartland Fire & Rescue took to Facebook about the quest for the unidentified owner, telling followers that the “rather interesting patient” was found “slowly” walking on the sidewalk.
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“Unable to outrun the paramedics, and possibly suffering from a little ‘shell shock,’” the tortoise was brought to the city’s animal shelter, where it’ll be cared for until someone comes to pick it up, the fire & rescue squad wrote.
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“All in a day’s work!” the Facebook post said, offering photos of the stray animal. One showed it securely fastened to a gurney. In another, it is seen posing near a firetruck.
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As of Friday, the tortoise remained at the shelter, where it was “being well taken care of,” and officials were investigating tips suggesting the animal came “from a yard on Emerald,” the Facebook post said.