200-pound tortoise found after missing in western Lancaster County

LINCOLN, Neb. (KLKN) — After missing for nearly 24 hours, a 200-pound tortoise was found Sunday evening.

Just after 6 p.m., the owner said Digger, a 33-year-old African Spurred Sulcata Tortoise, was found and returned home.

“A very generous neighbor with a drone helped us locate him in the field he was last seen in,” the owner said.

ORIGINAL ARTICLE: A 200-pound tortoise went missing in western Lancaster County on Saturday after digging himself out of his enclosure.

Digger, a 33-year-old African Spurred Sulcata Tortoise, was last seen around 8 p.m. near Southwest 112th Street and West Pioneers Boulevard, north of Denton.

The owner said he was coerced off the road in that location and into the hay field.

According to the owner, she called the Capital Humane Society, but they have yet to receive any reports of a missing tortoise.

“Very social. Very friendly. Hard to lift and carry,” the owner said on Facebook. “So advised, if found just stay with him until me or my fiancé can come lift him…or someone capable of lifting him.  We don’t want to hurt anyone or anything.”

If you have any information on the whereabouts of the missing tortoise, call Channel 8 at 402-436-2252 or the Capital Humane Society at 402-473-5370.