It Didn't Happen Quickly But Missing Tortoise Found Alive And Well

PLAINFIELD TOWNSHIP, Mich. (AP) - Frank, a 50-pound pet tortoise, has been found in western Michigan after a two-day search.

Owner Bradley Clark tells The Grand Rapids Press that he got a call from someone who said the female was munching on flowers Tuesday, seven miles from home in Kent County's Ada Township.

The female African tortoise disappeared Sunday from Clark's yard in Plainfield Township, near Grand Rapids. Clark believes the 12-year-old tortoise escaped through a damaged part of the fence.

Clark says he got about 100 tips. Two girls found Frank about 100 feet from Clark's home and released the tortoise in a field.

Clark plans to fix his fence. He says the hunt for Frank has been "kind of a crazy roller coaster."

 
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