Emu playing chicken rescued near Sedlescombe

An emu had to be removed from the A21 by police earlier today (Thursday, 23 July).
By The Newsroom
Published 23rd Jul 2015, 19:56 BST

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The emu was safely moved to a nearby field.The emu was safely moved to a nearby field.
The emu was safely moved to a nearby field.

East Sussex Road Policing Unit tweeted at 1pm they were on route to the A21 at Tollgate Road near Sedlescombe to attend a loose ostrich.

It later turned out to be an emu and was safely secured in a nearby field.

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“We’re on route to a loose ostrich on the A21. Yup, that wasn’t a mistype, we really are. If you’ve lost one, call us,” they tweeted.

“Ostrich turned out to be an emu. No Rod Hull jokes please. Safely secured in a field nearby. Now begins the task of finding where it lives!”

The unit saw the funny side after Robert Price tweeted: “So why did the emu cross the road?”

To which the road policing unit replied: “to catch the chicken on the other side...”

Updates to follow.

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