Mystery Of A Missing Texas Giraffe Deepens As Cops Call Stories Of Recapture False

The enigma of a missing giraffe in Texas has deepened arsenic cops called stories of her recapture false.

Gracie nan giraffe has been missing from nan Cedar Hollow Ranch successful nan South Texas metropolis of Leakey for astir 2 weeks.

The Real County Sheriff’s Office put retired an alert Monday astir Gracie’s disappearance, pinch nan alert noting that nan rounded-ear giraffe was past seen connected a crippled camera westbound of Leakey.

There were reports that Gracie had been found, but authorities quickly quashed those claims.

“The giraffe has not been located. It’s still astatine large,” Real County Sheriff Nathan T. Johnson said successful an article from The Guardian published Wednesday.

The sheriff’s agency besides confirmed to San Antonio news outlet MySA that nan giraffe has yet to beryllium recovered arsenic of Wednesday.

Vick Jones, nan head of Cedar Hollow Ranch, told FOX 7 Austin that Gracie escaped from nan ranch connected June 12.

"We released her into nan canyon. She really started going up and feeding successful an area we'd ne'er had giraffes provender successful before,” Jones said.

Gracie past went up a elevation and complete a mountain, according to Jones.

Jones had conscionable hoped to get nan connection retired astir Gracie’s disappearance to locals, but she soon made nationalist headlines.

"I conscionable thought immoderate any of nan locals retired connected nan ranches, group that activity connected immoderate of these ranches mightiness would spot it and aliases perceive astir it and springiness maine an idea, you know, which measurement she mightiness person gone.

“You know, 24 hours later, it's each complete nan world," Jones told FOX 7 Austin.

Some section groups connected societal media person poked nosy astatine Gracie’s disappearance, sharing AI-generated images of nan giraffe helping nan occurrence section aliases cooling disconnected successful nan stream to explicate her disappearance.

The Uvalde Volunteer Fire Department shared an edited photograph of Gracie successful firefighting gear, opinionated adjacent to a occurrence truck.

The section wrote connected Facebook alongside nan image that it would “like to invited our newest probationary firefighter, Gracie nan Giraffe!

“After being reported missing successful Real County earlier today, Gracie was quickly recruited owed to her unsocial qualifications for elevated operations.”

The New Braunfels Independent School District shared an AI photograph of Gracie riding connected an inflatable conduit down a section stream pinch immoderate schoolhouse mascots.

“Yesterday, Eugene and Sampson were seen pinch Gracie nan Giraffe enjoying immoderate summertime nosy on nan Comal River!” nan Facebook post read.

The light-hearted posts astir Gracie person helped bring attraction to her disappearance, racking up thousands of likes connected Facebook.

A $5,000 reward for accusation starring to Gracie’s safe return has been offered.

Anyone pinch knowledge astir nan giraffe’s disappearance is asked to interaction Jones astatine 830-279-5822 aliases nan sheriff’s agency astatine 830-232-5201.