GRAND CHUTE (NBC 26) — In what may be the slowest escape attempt in history, a Grand Chute turtle made a crawl for it Friday night.
According to humans, "Fig" disappeared from his backyard. while foraging for weeds. An extensive neighborhood search was unsuccessful.
The 32-year-old Hermann's tortoise was discovered three days later by a neighbor who was watering her plants, Fig's human mother, Allison, told NBC 26.
Fig was allegedly "basking in the sun" at the time of his capture.
Allison says a Facebook post describing the lost turtle had almost 900 shares. That later climbed to 2,000 reactions when he was found.
She says there is now talk of a children's book.
