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September A Florida woman said high

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| World tides from Hurricane Dorian
brought an unusual visitor to her
EXAMINER News manatee.
St. Lucie County back yard - a
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Corinne Hogan captured
video Tuesday showing the man-
IRISH atee swimming in her flooded
back yard and eating some of the
waterlogged grass.
“The tide is so high, we actu-
ally have a manatee swimming in
Class ring lost in lake returned primate was in good health before return- “The tide had gone out and we saw a our yard right now!” Hogan says
to woman 30 years later ing it to the monkey enclosure. pale little wine bottle, it was very intri- in the video. “That is actually in
A woman whose class ring was lost A second monkey inside the enclosure cate and was really hard to open as it had our yard. Wow, she’s a big girl!”
during a swim in an Oklahoma lake more was found to have minor injuries and is been properly sealed shut so we had to Hogan said the Hidden River
than 30 years ago was reunited with her being treated by veterinarians, the zoo wait to open it when we got back had flooded about 4 feet in the
property thanks to a social media search. said. because it had loads of tape sealing it,” area near her home thanks to the
Giovanna Hasty said her sister, Mary “At this time, it is unknown exactly Rees told WalesOnline. rains from Dorian.
Walling, lost the Fresno High School ring how the animal became to be outside its The bottle turned out to contain a let- She said the manatee swam
more than 30 years ago while swimming enclosure; however, DCPD will be con- ter written by a German couple who back out to the river after satisfy-
in Carlton Lake at Robbers Cave State ducting an investigation,” the statement dropped the bottle into the ocean during ing its hunger for grass. C
Park. said. “Additional security measures are a cruise. The couple included the ship’s Animal rescuers in Britain
Hasty said she recently received a being installed to further ensure the safe- coordinates, which were about 1,624 saved a deer from a stinky situa-
Facebook message that led her down the ty of our animals within the zoo.” miles west of the beach. tion when the animal fell into a
path to reuniting her sister with the ring. The zoo is asking anyone with infor- “The couple gave their contact details sewage plant and was unable to
“I got a private message from mation about Pickett’s escape to contact and names and everything so we emailed climb out.
Facebook from somebody who said that the police department. them straight away,” Rees said. The RSPCA said workers at
they had seen a ring posted on there that The letter’s authors, Marcus and the Hyndburn Water Treatment
could have been my sister’s,” Hasty told Passengers surprised by mini Tanja, said the bottle was dropped into Works in Great Harwood,
the McAlester News-Capital. horse service animal on flight the ocean Oct. 22, 2015. England, discovered a deer had
The person who sent the message A miniature horse that caught an “When we read where it had come fallen about 30 feet into a sewage
area at the plant and was unable
directed Hasty to a Facebook post from American Airlines flight with its owner is from we just thought it was amazing and to climb the sloping walls.
Linda Watson of Wilburton. Hasty spoke going viral after surprised fellow passen- couldn’t believe it,” Rees said. “It’s crazy Animal collection officer Kelly
to Watson on the phone and found out gers shared their amusement on social to think that this tiny thing had been Nix was summoned to the scene
how she came to possess her sister’s ring. media. bobbing around the Atlantic Ocean and and solicited help from a
“She said 30 plus years ago, her and Evan Nowak recorded video aboard had traveled thousands of miles and Lancashire Fire Service crew for
her husband was at the lake in Wilburton the flight from Chicago to Omaha show- washed ashore on the beach and that we the rescue.
and for some reason they had to drain the ing the mini horse calmly sitting near the were able to spot it.” The rescuers were able to put
swimming area there and they took their front of the plane. Rees said she is returning the bottle to the deer in a harness and the
metal detector there and found the ring,” “At this time we would like to begin the couple as a keepsake. plant staff used a forklift truck to
Hasty said. boarding with any active duty military, “I’m sending the bottle back to the raise the roe deer to safety.
Nix said the deer was unin-
Watson said she recently decided to families traveling with children under the couple, by mail not sea,” she wrote on jured and was last seen running
try to find the ring’s owner and turned to age of 3 and horses,” Nowak tweeted. Facebook. into nearby woods. C
social media for help. The horse, named Flirty, is a service
Hasty said the ring was returned to animal belonging to passenger Abrea Authorities responding to A moose that wandered onto
Walling on her birthday. Hensley, who chronicles the equine’s suspected burglar find the University of North Dakota
“It was pretty exciting,” Hasty said. adventures on an Instagram page titled actual cat burglar campus ended up spending the
“Flirty the Mini Service Horse.” Authorities in Florida said police day lounging inside the school’s
Monkey caught wandering in American Airlines’ regulations stipu- responding to a report of a possible bur- stadium, police said.
Kansas after zoo escape late mini horses are among the animals glary in progress discovered the culprit University police said
A Kansas zoo said it is investigating allowed on flights if they are service ani- was a literal cat burglar. Tuesday the moose wandered
onto campus in Grand Forks
after a monkey managed to escape its mals. The Collier County Sheriff’s Office about 8 a.m. and about a half
enclosure and was found by police in Hensley said Flirty helps her with said Sgt. Sudano, Cpl. Caceres, Cpl. Nova hour later police had the animal
town before being noticed missing. medical alerts and mobility issues. and Cpl. Henderson responded Sunday contained inside Memorial
The Wright Park Zoo in Dodge City night to a home where suspicious sounds Stadium.
said the Dodge City Police Department Message in a bottle travels 1,624 led residents to suspect a burglary was in Police said the moose appar-
contacted officials Tuesday to report a miles in just under four years progress. ently wandered into the stadium
capuchin monkey had been found wan- A Welsh family taking a walk on a “Upon arrival it was discovered that a through a gate that had been left
dering loose in the city limits. beach found a message in a bottle small feline was the culprit behind the open for football practice and
“After a quick inspection of the thrown into the ocean by a German cou- disturbing sounds that prompted the authorities decided to keep the
Capuchin Monkey exhibit, it was deter- ple 1,624 miles away and nearly four call,” the sheriff's office said. animal inside until it can be safely
escorted out of town in the
mined that the animal called in was years earlier. The “cat burglar” was taken to Collier evening, when traffic in the area
Pickett from the Wright Park Zoo Emma Rees said she was walking on County Domestic Animal Services, is lighter.
troop,” the zoo said. Cefn Sidan beach in Pembry with her where an identification microchip Police tweeted video of the
Pickett was captured by Animal husband, Steven, and daughter, Abbie, revealed him to be a pet cat named moose running laps on the foot-
Control officers and turned over to zoo when they spotted a wine bottle washed Bones. The sheriff’s office said Bones ball field before settling in for a
staff, who had veterinarians ensure the up in the sand. would be returned to his owner. C “typical midday college nap.” C