Escaped kangaroo seen in a street in Lufkin Texas / myLot

Loose kangaroo caught by police in Texas

Lake Charles, Louisiana

June 2, 2024 2:44pm CST

Police in Lufkin Texas answered an emergency call from the owner of a kangaroo that managed to escape from its owner on Wednesday May 22 that was seen running on a road in Lufkin. Lufkin police officers were able to capture the kangaroo and return the animal to its owner safe and sound. The wife of the owner admitted that her husband left the gate open by accident when the kangaroo ran away. Link is upi.com/78517164476063 via @upi

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The Horse

@TheHorse (238356)

• Walnut Creek, California

2 Jun 24

Heh. That would be quite a surprise! I brake for deer. I have never had to brake for a kangaroo.

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The Horse

@TheHorse (238356)

• Walnut Creek, California

2 Jun 24

@Deepizzaguy Only the best swimmers make it to Texas.

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George B Vieto

@Deepizzaguy (122305)

• Lake Charles, Louisiana

3 Jun 24

@TheHorse That is true.

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George B Vieto

@Deepizzaguy (122305)

• Lake Charles, Louisiana

2 Jun 24

It is rare for a kangaroo to be in Texas.

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celticeagle

@celticeagle (189957)

• Boise, Idaho

3 Jun 24

How strange. The husband is in some trouble I think.

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celticeagle

@celticeagle (189957)

• Boise, Idaho

5 Jun 24

@Deepizzaguy .....Yep.

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George B Vieto

@Deepizzaguy (122305)

• Lake Charles, Louisiana

3 Jun 24

The husband is in trouble indeed.

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Stacey

@xstitcher (39065)

• Petaluma, California

3 Jun 24

Not something you see every day in the States!

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George B Vieto

@Deepizzaguy (122305)

• Lake Charles, Louisiana

3 Jun 24

That is very true.

Valerie J. Routhieaux

@just4him (323168)

• Green Bay, Wisconsin

3 Jun 24

I'm glad the police captured it and returned it to the owner.

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George B Vieto

@Deepizzaguy (122305)

• Lake Charles, Louisiana

3 Jun 24

So am I.

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LindaOH

@LindaOHio (222726)

• United States

3 Jun 24

I'm glad the kangaroo was captured and returned to its owner.

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George B Vieto

@Deepizzaguy (122305)

• Lake Charles, Louisiana

3 Jun 24

So am I.

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Diana

@dya80dya (36805)

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3 Jun 24

This doesn't happen often.

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George B Vieto

@Deepizzaguy (122305)

• Lake Charles, Louisiana

3 Jun 24

You are right.

snowy

@snowy22315 (209132)

• United States

2 Jun 24

That would be a sight to see if you were driving along wouldn't it? One time sis and I were driving along late at night in Western PA..and in the highway we saw something and both said at the same time.."That looked like an armadillo." They don't,t have them in that part of the country it was probably a possum.unless it was someone's escaped pet

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George B Vieto

@Deepizzaguy (122305)

• Lake Charles, Louisiana

2 Jun 24

Most likely an escaped pet in what you did see in Pennsylvania.

Judy Story

@jstory07 (148771)

• Roseburg, Oregon

2 Jun 24

I am glad the kangaroo was caught and not harmed.

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George B Vieto

@Deepizzaguy (122305)

• Lake Charles, Louisiana

2 Jun 24

I agree with you that the kangaroo was not harmed.

RasmaSandra

@RasmaSandra (98106)

• Daytona Beach, Florida

2 Jun 24

Glad they got him back but here again I wish the kangaroo could communicate with humans, Perhaps there was a problem and he ran away, Now he is taken back and he might not be happy about that,

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George B Vieto

@Deepizzaguy (122305)

• Lake Charles, Louisiana

3 Jun 24

That is true that maybe the kangaroo may have had some problems at home.

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