Cumbria: A66 brought to a standstill by escaped llamas and alpacas

A herd of llamas and alpacas have escaped from a farm and halted traffic on the A66 in Cumbria.

About 30 scarpered through a tear in a fence at farm shop Basecamp North Lakes, near Troutbeck, and fled on to the road on Monday evening.

Owner Terry Barlow said he "ran out the door" after a customer buying sausages "casually told him" about the escape.

He said they were "happily walking to Penrith" but they have now been returned safely after his team blocked the road and shepherded the animals home.

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