CHRISTIANA, Tenn. (WTVF) — After more than a week on the loose, a zebra that the public has named Ed has been captured and returned to his owner.

The Rutherford County Sheriff's Office said crews rescued the zebra from a field in Christiana Sunday morning, ending a search that had captured worldwide attention.

It was an exciting morning for many neighbors in the Buchanan Estates subdivision near Interstate 24 in Christiana.

David and Judy Ball had an unusual view from their backyard Sunday morning as the rescue operation unfolded with the help of a helicopter and the Texas-based Tango 82 Aviation Crew.

"I didn't know what it was initially, it was carrying something on a long rope or whatever it was," David Ball said.

"That's such a quiet area back there, and we don't usually, unless

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