The Tale of Toot: A stuffed animal rescue at RSW

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A missing stuffed animal sparked an unusual rescue mission at Southwest Florida International Airport.

Police were called to find a beloved stuffed animal that went missing during a visit to Fort Myers.

Officers launched a search, combing through the area, but initially, they could not locate it.

One determined officer continued the search into a second day. Eventually, the stuffed animal, named “Toot,” was found.

Toot received a VIP tour of the airport before being packaged with a tracking number and sent back to his owner.

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