UPDATE:
Police say an ostrich died alongside Highway 97 in Kelowna on Thursday after it somehow escaped the trailer it was being hauled in.
The incident took place at approximately 11:05 a.m., along the 2400 block of Highway 97, and involved a truck that was towing a horse trailer that contained several ostriches. The ostrich that escaped did so while the truck and trailer were in motion.
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The injured ostrich was treated on the sidewalk, but police said it died prior to the arrival of a veterinarian.
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ORIGINAL STORY:
Commuters along Highway 97 in Kelowna were witness to an odd event on Thursday: Chaos and an ostrich on the sidewalk.
The ostrich is dead after apparently falling out of the back of a truck.
More on this as it develops.
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