Llama on the loose near Edmonton

Posted May 29, 2019 1:40 pm.

Last Updated May 29, 2019 1:50 pm.

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STRATHCONA (660 NEWS) — An animal that appears to be a llama has been reported on the loose in Strathcona County.

A video posted on Twitter by a Strathcona RCMP officer shows the camelid rushing down a back road attempting to evade police, and successfully doing so.

The location of where the animal came from is not known. It has remained on the loose since the sighting on Tuesday.

Police have fielded several calls from people in the area saying they caught a glimpse of the llama but police have yet to track it down.

Strathcona RCMP say if you know where the animal may have escaped from, please contact them.

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