But there she was on Wednesday, speeding from the North Castle Town Hall in Armonk, N.Y., to the police station in Mt. Kisco, the footwells of her Toyota scattered with spilled llama treats, passing out bushels of fliers: \u201cLOST LLAMA,\u201d one read. \u201cTry not to scare him.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cGizmo,\u201d she said aloud, as if a missing llama roving the hills of Bedford Corners, a wealthy, equestrian pocket of Westchester County, could hear her. \u201cWhere are you?\u201d<\/p>\n
Word of the weekslong hunt for Gizmo, the 7-year-old llama who absconded on Dec. 13, had already ricocheted around the town, the state and far beyond. Prayers and tips poured in from people who knew neither Ms. Heimann nor the first thing about pack animals. But a llama was on the loose, and it had captured the public\u2019s imagination.<\/p>\n
As the days stretched into llama-less weeks and concern grew, Ms. Heimann\u2019s increasingly desperate Facebook posts morphed into calls for llama search parties.<\/p>\n
Tipsters from around the region began calling her at all hours. Someone sent pictures of a llama \u2014 a different llama, safe in its paddock. Someone else sent a photo of \u201cllama\u201d dung that turned out to be the leavings of a deer. Complete strangers took to the hills and dales between the mansions and horse estates of the surrounding towns to find Gizmo. One caller said she had located him \u2014 with her psychic.<\/p>\n
Read it all<\/a>.<\/p>\n Feel good story and hilarious read \u2014 thank you @SarahMaslinNir<\/a> <\/p>\n The detail that the poster had a picture of the llama\u2019s rear…. ::chef kiss::https:\/\/t.co\/AyA8jPtabP<\/a><\/p>\n — Sally Kohn (@sallykohn) January 3, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n \n