A dromedary wandered through a broken fence and onto a rural road near Bay Point twice Tuesday, blocking drivers and prompting a pair of lasso retrievals, authorities said.
The camel, named Rudy, escaped first around 3 p.m. and again around 7 p.m. Each time, he found his way through a fence surrounding a ranch between Bay Point and Concord and meandered onto Bailey Road, said Lt. Joe DeCosta of Contra Costa County Animal Services.
Rudy belongs to D and B Land and Cattle, DeCosta said. California Highway Patrol officers and Pittsburg police responded, but it was ranch hands from the farm who lassoed Rudy back onto the property each time.
Rudy wasn’t hurt, DeCosta said.
Farm animals often escape through fences that are broken or damaged, often because of car crashes, DeCosta said. Usually, however, the animals are cows.