Prancer the reindeer returns home to Boughton Lane after stopping traffic on the Loose Road in Maidstone
00:00, 30 January 2015
updated: 14:12, 30 January 2015
A runaway reindeer is recovering at home after stopping traffic in Maidstone.
The creature, called Prancer, had escaped from a paddock in nearby Boughton Lane the night before.
Owners Sarah and Mark Stribbling-Williams had spent hours trying to catch the reindeer but lost sight of her in the dark.
They received a call the next day to say she had been found near the fire station at around 8am.
"We were so relieved," Mrs Stribbling-Williams said. "We'd been up for most of the night looking for her.
"She's a bit shaken up from her adventure but otherwise she's fine. I think she's just happy to be home."
Prancer was adopted by the family with another reindeer, named Blitzen, in November.
Sadly, Blitzen died from a heart condition just before December and Mrs Stribbling-Williams believes Prancer is pining for her partner.
The mother-of-three said: "I think she may have been looking for her mate but managed to get lost. She has been living with a teddy since he passed away."
Mrs Stribbling-Williams, who is expecting her fourth child in April, is planning on adopting another reindeer to keep Prancer company.
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