{"id":225840,"date":"2025-03-13T12:00:18","date_gmt":"2025-03-13T12:00:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/american-tourist-who-snatched-wombat-may-have-to-leave-australia-itvnews\/"},"modified":"2025-03-13T12:00:18","modified_gmt":"2025-03-13T12:00:18","slug":"american-tourist-who-snatched-wombat-may-have-to-leave-australia-itvnews","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/american-tourist-who-snatched-wombat-may-have-to-leave-australia-itvnews\/","title":{"rendered":"American tourist who &#8216;snatched wombat&#8217; may have to leave Australia  #itvnews"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i2.ytimg.com\/vi\/m1RY38mpeoE\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"American tourist who 'snatched wombat' may have to leave Australia  #itvnews\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/m1RY38mpeoE\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>An American tourist who reportedly filmed herself picking up a wild baby wombat and running off with the animal might be forced to leave Australia.<\/p>\n<p>Officials say the video, which purports to show Sam Jones, could show behaviour in breach of visa conditions.<\/p>\n<p>Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese got involved late on Thursday, saying: \u201cI suggest to this so-called influencer, maybe she might try some other Australian animals. Take a baby crocodile from its mother and see how you go there.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Jones hasn&#8217;t yet commented.<\/p>\n<p>#wombat #australia #samjones<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Subscribe to ITV News on YouTube: http:\/\/bit.ly\/2lOHmNj<br \/>\n\u2022 Get breaking news and more stories at http:\/\/www.itv.com\/news<\/p>\n<p>Follows ITV News on TikTok https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@itvnews?lang=en<br \/>\nFollow ITV News on Instagram: https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/itvnews\/<br \/>\nFollow ITV News on Facebook: https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/itvnews\/<br \/>\nFollow ITV News on Twitter: https:\/\/twitter.com\/itvnews<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>An American tourist who reportedly filmed herself picking up a wild baby wombat and running off with the animal might be forced to leave Australia. Officials say the video, which purports to show Sam Jones, could show behaviour in breach of visa conditions. 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