Pennsylvania
All smiles after Pennsylvania State Police trooper finds tortoise crossing Montgomery County road
A Pennsylvania State Police trooper came across quite the surprising animal trying to cross the road in Montgomery County and wound up reuniting the long lost reptile with its family.
Trooper Lucious Fludd “found a large tortoise walking across the roadway,” Trooper Paul Holdefer of Troop K said in a May 1, 2025, post on X.
Fludd did some sleuthing and was able to get a hold of the reptile’s owners since their information was written on its shell, troopers said.
Here’s the kicker, the tortoise went missing more than a year ago, police said.
Tpr. Lucious Fludd found a large tortoise walking across the roadway in Montgomery County. The owners were contacted successfully due to their information being written on the shell of the tortoise. The tortoise had been missing for over a year. pic.twitter.com/Nyj3X8rIgz
— Trooper Paul Holdefer (@PSPTroopKPIO) May 1, 2025
When contacted by NBC10, state police didn’t have an answer as to why the tortoise crossed the road, nor the exact location where it was found.