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Emu that ran wild in North Carolina for weeks died during capture

The emu, which was given the nickname "Eno," suffered from "an event" during capture, officials said.
Credit: Orange County, NC governement

HILLSBOROUGH, N.C. — An emu on the loose that Orange County, North Carolina authorities have chased for weeks died Thursday amid efforts to capture it and move it to an animal sanctuary.

The emu, which was given the nickname "Eno," had evaded authorities since late June, when the free-roaming bird was first reported to Orange County Animal Services. No one claimed ownership of the bird, despite widespread publicity.

The capture plan, developed in conjunction with a board-certified avian veterinarian and two specialists from the North Carolina Zoo, involved sedating the emu to make it easy to transport. But the bird did not respond to the low dose of sedatives, Marotto said, and eventually suffered "an event" while being restrained and died.

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