May 24, 2007
International Emu Chase
A six-foot bird was spotted wandering around the German border town of Grenzach-Whylen. Police, in conjunction with local zoo staff, tried to catch the bird.
After hours of failing to catch an emu, despite laying on several patrol cars in addition to the vets and zoo workers already pursuing it, German officials called in Swiss reinforcements in what is likely the most bizarre international operation of the season.
The combined efforts of the German and Swiss police brought not solid result - though reports tell us the emu was clocked running at speeds of up to 30mph.
The bird was eventually shot by German hunters. “We managed to shoot the bird, but we are still trying to find out how it got hee in the first place,” said a police spokesperson. “No bird farms or zoos in the area say they are missing an emu. It is a mystery.”
