Kangaroo in a diaper leads deputies on a hop-pursuit in Florida

SPRING HILL, Fla. (CBS12) — A missing baby kangaroo in a diaper prompted a bizarre search in a Central Florida community on Wednesday.

The Hernando County Sheriff's Office (HCSO) said the unusual search started near J.D. Floyd Elementary School after the kangaroo — wearing a blue harness and a diaper — was reportedly last seen hopping toward Plantation Palms.

The sheriff's office posted an update at 3:50 p.m., stating that the kangaroo was last seen near the Wind Chime Tree at around 3:20 p.m.

Ten minutes after the initial update was posted, the sheriff's office said the outback safari was over and the four-month-old kangaroo was captured in Plantation Estates.

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It was a story you had to see to believe. The sheriff's office posted a photo of the Animal Enforcement officers, HCSO deputies, and the mischievous kangaroo.

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