After an urgent social media post and report to Powell River RCMP on Wednesday, September 3, a missing/stolen turtle, named Lundin was unexpectedly returned to Mother Nature garden centre, where it resides in a pond.
The large, red-eared slider has been living at the garden centre for two years, after being found on the side of the road in Lund.
"We have been dealing with an increase in break-ins over the last year," the garden centre stated in a social media post Wednesday morning. "Our beloved red-eared slider Lundin was taken from her enclosure this morning around 5:30 am."
The Peak reached out to the nursery manager before the return of the turtle.
"She was gone yesterday morning, so we were looking at the cameras, and they were in here about 5:30 am yesterday morning," said the nursery manager. “We've reported it to the police and they're looking for her, but unless you're actively catching people, there is not a whole lot the police seem to be able to do."
The manager said this was Lundin's second summer with Mother Nature.
"Her home is like an aquarium, not covered, but it's about four feet deep, so she can go right to the bottom, so there's no worry of predators or anything. I know people have said it could have been an animal, but all of her plants were taken out and set aside; they were right in there digging for her."
Luckily, on Thursday, September 4, it was reported to the Peak, and on social media, that Lundin was returned to Mother Nature, located on Duncan Street in Powell River, by anonymous citizens.
"Our girl is home. Big thank yous and gratitude for the citizens who brought her back to us,” a social media post by Mother Nature stated on September 4. “She is scared and tired from her overnight away but is in good shape.”
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