Escaped kangaroo sends Tampa police on a wild chase to save the marsupial

It’s the last thing US authorities thought they’d be dealing with but when a concerned woman called about seeing a kangaroo by her pool, police jumped into action.

American authorities were surprised to receive a call for help from a concerned resident after they spotted a kangaroo on the loose in Tampa, Florida.

The strange call was made to 911 by a woman on Thursday who called to make the bizarre report after spotting the marsupial intruder by her pool.

Police had responded to a call about a loose kangaroo that had gotten trapped in an apartment complex's pool area. Picture: Handout via NCA NewsWire

The pet kangaroo had seemingly escaped his home and sent authorities on a mad chase. Picture: Handout via NCA NewsWire

“911, do you need police, fire or medical?,” the 911 dispatcher asked when she answered the emergency call.

“I guess police? There’s a kangaroo in uh my apartment complex,” the woman can be heard trying to explain the bizarre scenario unfolding outside her window.

Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office deputies quickly jumped into action and found the kangaroo on the loose, hanging by the pool.

“I actually see a kangaroo, it’s kind of a large kangaroo,” a deputy radioed back to the sheriff’s office.

US authorities were called to a home in Tampa Florida after they got a weird call about a kangaroo. Picture: Handout via NCA NewsWire

The kangaroo wasn’t injured during its adventure through Tampa. Picture: Handout via NCA NewsWire

“We got it closed into the pool gated area.”

Authorities later confirmed the kangaroo was privately owned and had managed to escape its Florida home.

After proper registrations for ownership were verified, the kangaroo was returned to its owner.

The sheriff’s office agricultural unit confirmed that there had been no injuries to the kangaroo or any people during the rampage.