Runaway donkey: State police track down lost farm escapee in Holly

Police track down runaway donkey

Dolly the donkey got loose and was caught near I-75 and Holly and was returned unharmed to her grateful owner. 

FOX 2 - The Michigan State Police didn't exactly find a needle in a haystack Tuesday night when a mini donkey went missing from a Holly farm - but the comparison is close.

The backstory:

Dolly the mini donkey made a break for it, escaping through an open gate to her pasture.

Metro North troopers were sent to the area to assist residents in the search and even Trooper 2, the MSP helicopter was called in.

The hope was that Dolly would be intercepted in the area of I-75 and Holly Road before she could make it to the freeway.

Eventually troopers spotted Dolly strolling along a road and turned her over to her owners unharmed.

"Troopers assigned to northern Oakland County often find themselves dispatched to locate missing animals in the area," said F/Lt. Mike Shaw. "We have located Potato the lost dog, cows along I-75 and now Dolly the miniature donkey. When you join the Michigan State Police, you just don’t know where the day will take you!"