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CHP Helps Reunite 250-Pound Tortoise With Owners in Santa Ynez

And no, they didn't arrest it for speeding.

A 250-pound tortoise that wandered away from its California home has been rescued after California Highway Patrol officers found it on the side of a road.

And no, they didn't arrest it for speeding.

The CHP says it got a call about the big reptile Sunday evening. It was spotted on the shoulder of a road in Santa Ynez, about 100 miles northwest of Los Angeles.

Santa Ynez Animal Rescue picked up the tortoise before CHP officers arrived. The CHP located the owners, put the tortoise in the patrol car and delivered it to them about two hours later.

Copyright AP - Associated Press
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