SANTA BARBARA, Calif. (KEYT) – Leo, the tiny yellow-belly slider turtle, who usually greets Hook & Press customers and passerbys in a nearby fountain went missing for a brief period of time on Sunday afternoon, but he has since been returned to his rightful spot.
Hook & Press owner, John Burnett, tells your News Channel that staff feed Leo and fish inside the fountain everyday. When a closing manager noticed Leo didn’t pop out for his morning feeding, the team decided to check surveillance footage.
Video shows a group of four individuals, along with a child in a stroller, walking through La Arcada Plaza when one woman in a green shirt starts to approach the fountain…