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American who snatched a baby wombat from its mother leaves Australia

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — An American influencer has left Australia after the government announced it was reviewing her visa over a video she posted of her snatching a baby wombat from its mother.

Sam Jones made her Instagram account private after she was widely condemned for the video. She lifts the joey by its front legs from a roadside then runs away from its mother. “I caught a baby wombat,” she said as a man filming her laughs. She returns the wombat to the roadside after several seconds.

Home Affairs Minister Tony Burke said Friday his department was looking into her visa and determining whether immigration law was breached. A government official later confirmed she voluntarily flew from Australia on Friday.

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