Deputy in Florida catch an emu who was running on the streets
@Deepizzaguy (118081)
Lake Charles, Louisiana
January 15, 2026 3:19pm CST
St, John's County Sheriff's Office Deputy Corporal Keisler admits that in 25 years of service he has never had to capture a runaway emu who was running on the streets in the same county on Friday January 9.
Corporal Keisler led a group of his fellow deputies managed to corner the emu with Corporal Keisler using a makeshift lasso to handcuff the legs to prevent the emu from using its talons to escape.
The good news is that Corporal Keisler and the other officers did return the lost emu back to its owner safe and sound the same day.
There is an old saying which is "There is a first time for everything."
Link is cbs12.com/news.local/nev...
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@xstitcher (37917)
• Petaluma, California
15 Jan
Never seen an emu up close and personal--but once there was a flock of turkey hens strutting down our street.
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@Ineeddentures (16680)
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15 Jan
I was reading about Emu
Did you know that they can run upwards of 30 mph
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@Deepizzaguy (118081)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
16 Jan
I have seen videos from Liberty Mutual where the emu can run fast.
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@Deepizzaguy (118081)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
17 Jan
@Ineeddentures That is true.
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@RasmaSandra (93939)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
15 Jan
Once again the emu was probable having fun running free and then they suddenly stop him,
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@Deepizzaguy (118081)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
15 Jan
Most likely what happened.
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@Marilynda1225 (88537)
• United States
15 Jan
Bet that deputy didn't have rescuing an emu on his radar when he got up that morning
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@noni1959 (12417)
• United States
15 Jan
Back when I lived in a tiny town of Oregon, we had an emu get out from a neighbor and began a long journey of "catch the emu." With all the wild animals, we all thought for sure it would have been eaten, but nope, it began a several month journey with sightings and hilarious emu jokes, encouragements and memes he is actually living his new life undercover as the Liberty emu. After various attempts to lure, chase, pen etc. the stinker showed up back in their yard almost five months later.
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@Deepizzaguy (118081)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
16 Jan
I am in agreement with you since emus are good pets to their owners.
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@innertalks (23525)
• Australia
15 Jan
The Emu could not escape the long lasso of the Sherriff. I hope the owner keeps it better contained from now on in too.
@Deepizzaguy (118081)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
16 Jan
I hope so as well for the sake of the owner of the emu, the owner keeps a sharp lookout of his pet.
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@LindaOHio (213171)
• United States
16 Jan
I'm glad they were able to return the emu to its owners.
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@Deepizzaguy (118081)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
16 Jan
I am in agreement with you that the emu was returned safely to its owners.
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@valherma00 (1229)
• Zagreb, Croatia (Hrvatska)
16 Jan
i don't get how emu could look so chilled.
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