Elephant escapes circus, stops traffic: Video
by FOX 9 Minneapolis-St. Paul
FOX 9 Minneapolis-St. Paul— An elephant escaped the circus and stopped traffic in Butte, Montana, this week. Brittany McGinnis shared video of the incident with Storyful, showing the elephant making its way through the streets on Tuesday, April 16. The animal walked briskly across multiple lanes, forcing motorists to stop. "Elephant walking down the road … only in Butte," she says in the video before bursting out laughing.The elephant apparently escaped the Jordan World Circus after a passing car backfired and spooked it....
ABC News—WATCH: Escaped circus elephant stops traffic in Montana. A circus elephant got loose and roamed through traffic in Butte, Montana, on Tuesday. It was returned safely by its handlers.
ABC7 New York—Video shows elephant walking through traffic after escaping circus in Montana. The elephant stopped traffic and knocked over a fence before her trainers corralled her back to safety.
ABC7 San Francisco—Video shows elephant walking through traffic after escaping circus in Montana. The elephant stopped traffic and knocked over a fence before her trainers corralled her back to safety.