Runaway kangaroo on the loose named Sheila shuts down Alabama interstate

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https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/apr/29/kangaroo-sheila-alabama

Marsupial spotted hopping along side of interstate before police surrounded area and owner used dart to tranquilize it

A runaway kangaroo named Sheila shut down a stretch of interstate in Alabama on Tuesday before state troopers and the animal’s owner wrangled the wayward marsupial.

The Alabama law enforcement agency said the kangaroo was spotted on Tuesday hopping along the side of Interstate 85 in Macon county, which is between Montgomery and Auburn.

The sight snarled traffic, and state troopers shut down both sides of the interstate for the safety of motorists. Capt Jeremy J Burkett of the Alabama law enforcement agency said the animal’s owner and troopers were able to capture it.

“When somebody said there was a kangaroo of course I didn’t believe it, and nobody believed it. But I’m looking at him,” Sheriff Andre Brunson of Macon county said in a Facebook live video as the animal was captured.

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