Runaway Powhatan emu reunited with grateful family By Roslyn Ryan Managing Editor Apr 6, 2026 Apr 6, 2026 0 × Week in Virginia Prefer us on Google Learn More Facebook Twitter Bluesky WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Cpl. Amelia Baggett with the Powhatan Sheriff's Office used crime scene tape to fence off Possum, an emu who had been missing for nearly a week. Courtesy photo kAm%92?<D E@ E96 =@G6 @7 9:D 72>:=J—2?5 @?6 G6CJ BF:4<\E9:?<:?8 =@42= p?:>2= r@?EC@= @77:46C—!@H92E2?’D !@DDF> E96 6>F :D 324< 9@>6 D276 27E6C ?62C=J 2 H66< @? E96 =2>]k^AmkAmp44@C5:?8 E@ !@H92E2? 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