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Owner Sought After Large Tortoise Found Crossing Santa Anita Avenue In Arcadia

ARCADIA (CBSLA) — A really big tortoise was found crossing a busy thoroughfare in Arcadia, and now its finders are hoping to get him home.

The tortoise, estimated to be between 50 and 65 pounds, was found crossing Santa Anita Avenue in Arcadia Sunday.

Jeff Camacho says his family had to wrestle the big guy into the back of their car to keep it out of the road.

Why did the tortoise cross the road?? Seriously, why?? Joy, my mom, and the kids found the big boy crossing a busy...

Posted by Jeff Camacho on Sunday, February 28, 2021

"He didn't appreciate his apprehension but I think he will be happy once he's back in his yard," Camacho wrote in a Facebook post.

The family says they are actively trying to find the tortoise's owner so it can go home.

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