The ostrich that caused traffic chaos on the N14 highway near the Diepsloot area in Gauteng on Thursday morning has died from the stress linked to its highway escapades.
He said they followed up on the information obtained from the woman, and the rescue team eventually spotted the ostrich on the highway.I saw her nearly cause a dozen accidents, and the fact that no one hit her was a miracle.
"We requested that they help close the highway so we could get the ostrich off the road and herd her to one of the plots around."After failing to obtain assistance from the metro police, Murray said the team tried in vain to get the ostrich off the highway on their own.It was difficult given that the ostrich was running at a speed of about 30km to 40km per hour.
"We immediately called our vet Dr Rob Campbell, who was on standby to come and sedate her, as ostriches suffer notoriously from capture myopathy. But while we were on the phone, she just collapsed. We performed CPR on her to get her heart going but unfortunately, we lost her," Murray said.He added that while it was not the best outcome, it was a valuable learning curve for the team on how to deal with such situations in the future.
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