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She posted the “found” signs in her Falcon Ridge neighborhood. Fredericka, a Russian tortoise named after Fred Flintstone, escaped her backyard and was missing for nine months and 15 days.

The 17-year-old Russian tortoise is quite the escape artist. Nine months ago, Langton gave Fredericka free roam of the fenced-in backyard.

Natasha the Russian tortoise escaped her enclosure and backyard near 176th and Pacific Streets on Friday. If she crosses Center Street, she is dead, her owner says.