A large tortoise that escaped from Carroll Middle School's outdoor patio last Friday has been found.

The Southlake Department of Public Safety tweet that an employee at Synetra found Samson Wednesday afternoon.

Samson the tortoise was found this afternoon by an employee at Synetra. Thank you Synetra & everyone for keeping an eye out!#samsonishome pic.twitter.com/FAVAdktncJ — Southlake DPS (@SouthlakeDPS) May 10, 2017

He was approximately two miles from the school.



Samson weighs about 40 pounds and is part of the Animal Science class.