How did escaped tortoise Frankie get across Foothill Drive alive? Slow and steady

University of Utah authorities found Frankie more than a half-mile from his enclosure, on the other side of busy, wide Foothill Drive.

(Francisco Kjolseth | The Salt Lake Tribune) Frankie the 20-year-old tortoise spends time in the courtyard at the Salt Lake City Veterans Home where he lives on Monday Oct. 11, 2021. Over the weekend he had quite the adventure when he escaped through an unlocked gate on Sunday with University of Utah police tracking him down elsewhere on campus.

How did escaped tortoise Frankie get across Foothill Drive alive? Slow and steady

University of Utah authorities found Frankie more than a half-mile from his enclosure, on the other side of busy, wide Foothill Drive.

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