What This Story Is About
- A Nashville family’s tortoise went missing for two weeks and was found nearly six miles from home outside Nissan Stadium after Titans staff spotted her and tracked down the owner.
Why It Matters
- Ginny holds special significance for the family. Phil Shay said the tortoise has helped his children process trauma after they survived the deadly Covenant School shooting.
- Shay said he has reinforced the gate at his Nolensville Road home to prevent Ginny from escaping again.
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WSMV) – A sulcata tortoise named “Ginny” is back home after disappearing from her Nashville backyard two weeks ago and turning up nearly six miles away, outside Nissan Stadium.
Phil Shay said he discovered Ginny was missing when he went to mow the grass and spotted a disturbance near the gate.
“I notice this one spot by the gate where it looks like there’s been something moved, and I’m like, ‘that looks like Ginny could have got out of there,’” Shay said.
Two-week search across Nashville
Shay said Ginny had been roaming the backyard throughout the summer. As a desert tortoise, she needs heat and UV exposure and does not require much water…