Missing 40 Pound Tortoise Found 2 Miles Away From School
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SOUTHLAKE (CBSDFW.COM) - Carroll Middle School's large tortoise Samson was found safe today after he was reported missing six days ago.
Souhlake resident Bill Mathison (pictured below), who works at a business called Comware found the flighty reptile.
Samson had escaped from the campus outdoor patio area last Friday.
He weighs about 40 pounds and is part of the Animal Science class at CMS.
Samson the tortoise was found this afternoon by an employee at Synetra. Thank you Synetra & everyone for keeping an eye out!#samsonishome pic.twitter.com/FAVAdktncJ
— Southlake DPS (@SouthlakeDPS) May 10, 2017
By all accounts, Samson is well although authorities have yet to comment on why he took off or where he may have been going.
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