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Police investigating loose camel report find escaped emu instead

By Ben Hooper   |   May 8, 2020 at 11:11 AM

May 8 (UPI) -- Police in the Netherlands said officers responding to reports of a loose camel ended up capturing an emu running wild through the city of Rotterdam.

Central Schieland Police said a call came in Friday morning reporting a camel with two humps was wandering loose in the Kiotoweg area of Rotterdam.

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Responding officers could find no trace of a camel, but ended up capturing a loose emu.

"Small difference," police joked on Twitter.

Officials said they are still investigating whether its possible that a camel was also loose in the area.