‘A memorable moment’: Amazon driver spots escaped kangaroo in Ontario town

Imagine the surprise of Amazon driver Alexis Prochniki when she spotted a kangaroo at the side of the road during her delivery route Tuesday morning near Ridgetown , in south east Chatham Kent. “I was driving down Kenessserie … and saw what I thought was a deer,” said Prochniki, adding “I see them all the time on my route.” As soon as she got closer, Prochniki realized it was no deer.

“I realized deer don’t have those little arms,” she said. Prochniki hit the brakes and backed up her vehicle, “and sure enough, it was a Kangaroo!” Chatham Kent Police confirmed in a news release that people would not be “hallucinating if they spotted a kangaroo hopping around Reeder’s Line in Howard Township.” Story continues below advertisement Turns out, according to police, “the little ‘Roo’ made a daring escape from the local Aviaries and went on a short lived adventure.” Get the latest National news.

Sent to your email, every day. The kangaroo fled from Greenview Park and Zoo, a family run country park and zoo in Morpeth, Ont. According to its website, the park is “home to over 75 species of animal” including kangaroo. Police say staff members quickly rounded up the kangaroo and returned it safely to Greenview.

“I’ve since learned his name is Jack,” said Prochniki, who added, “He didn’t seem afraid or anything, just out for a stroll.” Last month, an escaped kangaroo was on the loose for three days in Oshawa, Ont. Prochniki called this latest incident a “memorable moment.” Story continues below advertisement “I’ve seen some strange things on my route, but this was definitely the strangest,” she said.

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