An emu was reported on the loose...in Loose this afternoon.

Police were alerted after the animal – kept as a pet - escaped from a nearby property in Loose, near Maidstone.

Called Rodney, the emu’s brief adventure ended happily with him being spotted by police and returned to his home.

Images show Rodney standing next to a police car before walking towards the front door of a house.

A spokesman for police said: “At around 1.10pm officers on patrol in Maidstone assisted with returning an emu that had escaped from a residential property in the Loose area.”