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Local law enforcement sprang into action Saturday morning after a kangaroo was spotted on a major highway in central Virginia<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The Nelson County Sheriff\u2019s Office<\/a> said deputies were dispatched to the intersection of Thomas Nelson Highway and Oak Ridge Road near the unincorporated community of Arrington after receiving a report of a kangaroo blocking traffic.\u00a0<\/p>\n

“You never know what you are going to see on a weekend in Nelson County!” the sheriff\u2019s office wrote, sharing snowy photos of the unlikely highway hopper.<\/p>\n

Once on scene, deputies quickly determined the animal<\/a> was injured. Photos appeared to show blood on the kangaroo\u2019s paws.<\/p>\n

RESCUERS RACE TO SAVE EXOTIC LIZARD FOUND BURIED ALIVE UNDER NEARLY 2 FEET OF SNOW AFTER MASSIVE STORM<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

Officers safely steered the kangaroo<\/a> off the roadway and onto nearby private property before tracking down the animal\u2019s owner, according to authorities.<\/p>\n

“When the owner arrived,\u00a0he shot the animal with a tranquilizer dart to subdue the animal,” Nelson County Sheriff Mark Embrey told Fox News Digital.<\/p>\n

With assistance from Virginia Conservation Police Officer Andrew Sundra, deputies were able to safely capture the injured kangaroo. The animal was returned to its owner and is expected to make a full recovery, according to the sheriff\u2019s office.<\/p>\n

“The Kangaroo has been returned to its owner, and is expected to make a healthy recovery!” the Nelson County Sheriff\u2019s Office wrote. “We’d like to thank everyone who assisted our deputies with this very unusual incident!”<\/p>\n

RUNAWAY KANGAROO SHUTS DOWN ALABAMA INTERSTATE HIGHWAY<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

Embrey said the female kangaroo had escaped from a private property several miles away after being chased by local hunting dogs. The dogs frightened the animal, causing it to leap over a containment fence.<\/p>\n

At the time of the escape, the kangaroo was carrying her baby, known as a joey.<\/p>\n

“This kangaroo was a female, and she had her baby ‘joey’ on her person,” he said, “After jumping the fence, she dropped her baby a short distance from the owner’s farm. The female kangaroo continued to be pushed by the local hunting dogs.”<\/p>\n

By the time the animal reached the highway, Embrey said, she had successfully outrun the dogs.\u00a0<\/p>\n

YOUNG KANGAROO HOPS AROUND FLORIDA TOWN AFTER BRAZEN ESCAPE, OWNER CHARGED<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

Hours later, the department leaned into the moment with a tongue-in-cheek follow-up.<\/p>\n

“We\u2019ve already wrangled one rogue kangaroo today,” the office wrote. “Let\u2019s not turn Saturday night into an outback adventure<\/a>, mates.”<\/p>\n

The incident echoes a similar escape last April, when a runaway kangaroo forced the closure of an Alabama interstate highway.\u00a0<\/p>\n

That animal was later captured by state troopers and its owner after being involved in a two-vehicle crash.<\/p>\n

Fox News Digital’s Greg Norman-Diamond contributed to this report.<\/i><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Source – https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/lifestyle\/escaped-kangaroo-blocks-virginia-highway-being-chased-hunting-dogs-officials-say <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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