REAL COUNTY, Texas \u2013 The search for a missing giraffe in Real County is now a successful one. According to the Real County Sheriff\u2019s Office, Gracie is on her way home. <\/p>\n
In a statement Friday morning, the sheriff\u2019s office said the giraffe was located by Vick Jones at approximately 7:30 a.m., nearly four miles south of Jones\u2019 Cedar Hollow Ranch. She was found during an aerial search. <\/p>\n
Gracie, who is about 3 years old, had been missing for nearly two weeks after escaping her enclosure at Cedar Hollow Ranch, according to Jones\u2019 interview with the Associated Press earlier this week. <\/p>\n
Jones owns the remote property approximately 100 miles west of San Antonio. He said Wednesday that Gracie had wandered into a part of the privately-owned preserve that other giraffes previously avoided.<\/p>\n
Jones said he initially had helicopters searching an area of about 7,500 acres (3,000 hectares) with no luck. A few days later, there was a report that Gracie was spotted to the south.<\/p>\n
By the time they could search the area, Jones said, Gracie was already gone. <\/p>\n
On Friday, Jones told the sheriff\u2019s office that he is \u201cputting a team together to safely capture Gracie and bring her home.\u201d<\/p>\n
The Associated Press contributed to this report. <\/p>\n
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