Florida Troopers Corral Emu on Polk Parkway
Florida Highway Patrol troopers corralling a loose emu wandering along Polk Parkway in Polk County safely recovered the flightless bird and returned it to its owners, with no injuries or insurance issues reported. Multiple local outlets covered the incident, underscoring a lighthearted wildlife disruption on a major roadway.
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About Florida State Road 570
State Road 570 (SR 570), also known as the Polk Parkway, is a 24-mile (39 km) controlled-access toll road that runs through Polk County, Florida. It is operated as part of Florida's Turnpike Enterprise system of tolled freeways. The Polk Parkway mainly serves as a beltway around Lakeland forming a semicircle, which along with I-4 circumscribes most of the city limits of Lakeland.
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- Inception
- December 12, 1999