SIMSBURY, Conn. (AP)- An emu that had been on the run from a Simsbury farm for four months was finally recaptured Monday, but died after an apparent heart attack.

The large, flightless bird had bolted from Flamig Farm in July and was caught Monday afternoon.

“It’s too bad, but it’s not uncommon,” Nevin Christensen of Flamig Farm said of the bird which he described as having fragile hearts.

The emu, cornered at a fence in the north end of town about 1:45 p.m., died before it could be returned to the farm, where it had been hatched four to five years ago.

Officials said that during its four months on the loose, the emu had romped through the woods of Simsbury, Avon, Canton, Burlington and New Hartford.