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Yahoo
02-07-2025
- General
- Yahoo
Watch: Runaway emus found miles from home in Minnesota
July 2 (UPI) -- A pair of emus escaped from their home at a Minnesota farm during a storm and turned up several miles from home. Tom Halek said his emus, Sami and Ali, escaped from a partially-open gate on his Rush City property during weekend storms. "I figured the way they can move, who knows where they'd end up," Halek told CBS Minnesota. The emus were spotted near Rush Lake Road on Sunday before wandering miles from home and ending up in Chisago County. "Calling all Emu owners... We did make calls to Liberty Mutual Insurance, this is not their LiMu Emu. It also isn't Kevin from the popular movie, Up, we verified that by calling Doug. So if you happen to know the owner of this Emu, please have them reach out to dispatch to let us know," the Chisago County Sheriff's Office said on social media. Halek contacted the sheriff's office and learned the birds had been safely contained. "The sheriff called us back and said, 'We know where they're at.'" Halek said. "Somebody else in the area that owns emus also thought they were his, so he ran and he captured them, brought them home and he realized 'Wait a minute, these aren't mine.'" Halek said Sami and Ali are a little spooked from their time on the loose, but otherwise healthy and unharmed.
CBS News
01-07-2025
- General
- CBS News
Chisago County deputies wrangle loose emus that escaped home during weekend storms
Outside Tom Halek's Rush City, Minnesota, home, live dozens and dozens of his animal friends. "We've got goats, we've got peacocks, we've got ducks, chickens," said Halek. "I've always been an animal lover." That love expanded last winter, when Halek bought two emus: Sami and Ali, both purchased from Wisconsin over Craigslist. A few nights ago, the speedy and crafty birds escaped their pen after their gate was left partially open during weekend storms. "I figured the way they can move, who knows where they'd end up," said Halek. The following morning: an emu sighting, miles from home. It became a popular post on the Chisago County Sheriff's Office Facebook page. Halek learned he wasn't the only emu owner in the area. "The sheriff called us back and said, 'We know where they're at.'" Halek said. "Somebody else in the area that owns emus also thought they were his, so he ran and he captured them, brought them home and he realized 'Wait a minute, these aren't mine.'" Sami and Ali were soon wrangled by sheriff's deputies. They're a little spooked, but doing fine, Halek said. It's a wild tale with a happy ending. "Really happy, love them dearly," said Halek.
