Runaway Zebra's Wild Adventure Comes To An End After Dramatic Helicopter Rescue

An escaped pet zebra has been reunited pinch its proprietor aft an eight-day hunt crossed a Tennessee county.

The Rutherford County Sheriff's Office announced successful a Facebook station connected Sunday that "celebrity Zebra Ed" had been "rescued safely."

"Rutherford County Sheriff’s Office is happy to study Tango 82 aviation crews located Zebra Ed and returned him to his proprietor Sunday," officials wrote successful nan post.

The runaway zebra was recovered adjacent Interstate 24 "in a pasture adjacent nan Buchanan Estates subdivision," nan sheriff's agency said.

ESCAPED ZEBRA CAUGHT ON CAMERA RUNNING ALONG BUSY TENNESSEE ROADWAY AS CHAOS FORCES LANE CLOSURES

Video shows nan Rutherford County Sheriff's agency utilizing a chopper to rescue "celebrity Zebra Ed" from a wooded area adjacent an interstate successful Tennessee aft 8 days connected nan run.  (Rutherford County Sheriff's Office)

Video of nan rescue shows "Zebra Ed" being lifted precocious successful nan aerial by a chopper retired of a wooded area.

"Zebra Ed" primitively arrived successful Christiana connected May 30, according to officials, and he was reported missing 1 time later by his owner.

The sheriff's office didn't opportunity really aliases wherever nan owners sewage nan zebra, aliases wherever it was being housed astatine nan clip of its escape. 

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"Zebra Ed" moving on a road during its eight-day escapade. (Danielle Pitre/TMX)

Deputies said he escaped into a wooded area disconnected Interstate 24, wherever he was spotted by bystanders "wreaking havoc," betwixt Joe B. Jackson Parkway and nan Epps Mill Road exits.

Deputy Ryan Keach located nan zebra adjacent nan interstate and unopen down 1 lane of postulation for travelers’ information connected May 31, nan sheriff's agency told Fox News Digital. 

"After the zebra crossed nan interstate, deputies closed some nan eastbound lanes toward Chattanooga and nan westbound lanes toward Nashville," nan agency said. 

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A zebra was connected nan loose successful Tennessee aft escaping from its owners complete nan weekend, authorities said.  (Danielle Pitre/TMX)

"Zebra Ed" was not spotted again for respective days pursuing nan May 31 sighting, officials said.

Prior to Sunday's rescue operation, Ed was spotted again connected Friday, June 6, successful a section adjacent Ridgewood Drive successful Christiana. The sheriff's agency announced that deputies saw him done a drone camera and were moving pinch a veterinarian to safely rescue nan animal.

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"We don’t want to scare nan zebra," RCSO Cpl. Sean White said. "We request clip to get him to calm down."

The sheriff's agency did not disclose what is adjacent for "Zebra Ed."

Fox News Digital's Louis Casiano and Jasmine Baehr contributed to this report. 

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