Don't fret; Wally the Wallaroo is doing well the day after his daring escape and river rescue in Peru, Ill. ... One of the men grabbed Wally with a fishing net, ending the two-hour chase.

Dec. 3 (UPI) --A wallaroo -- a hybrid of a kangaroo and a wallaby -- escaped from its owner's Illinois home and ended up being rescued from the Illinois River. Nathan Drewel of Peru said the 2 ...

Runaway Wallaroo Named Wally Rescued from Illinois River After Two-Hour Chase with Police. A fisherman eventually caught Wally the wallaroo with a net and helped bring him to shore. By.

Wally the male Wallaroo, ... Officials said Wally was pulled from the cold and turbulent Illinois River by a passing fishing boat crew and brought to shore where city employees took custody of him.

PERU, Ill. -- A wallaroo broke free from its owner and led police on a wild chase near Peru, Illinois. ... One of the men grabbed Wally with a fishing net, ending the two-hour chase.

PERU, Ill. (WLS) -- A wallaroo broke free from its owner and led police on a wild chase near Peru, Illinois. The wallaroo - which is smaller than a kangaroo but larger than a wallaby - was spotted ...

A 74-year-old Onkaparinga Hills man has died while fishing near Wallaroo on South Australia's Yorke Peninsula at the weekend. Police said the man had been fishing alone on Saturday at North Beach.

A fishing charter has come to the rescue of a struggling wallaroo, pulling the animal from the ocean before administering CPR on the way back to shore.

A wallaroo broke free from its owner and led police on a wild chase near Peru, Illinois. Smaller than a kangaroo but bigger than a wallaby, little Wally raised some eyebrows hopping around in ...