Florida deputies ‘hop’ into action to catch a kangaroo

TAMPA, Fla. — Florida deputies responded to an odd call on Thursday morning, after someone reported seeing a kangaroo at a Tampa apartment complex.

Hillsboro County Sheriff’s deputies kept an on the kangaroo from above in a helicopter, until police surrounded it and safely apprehended it.

Deputies reunited the kangaroo with its owner after they verified that the animal was properly registered.

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