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Mysterious cries get police’s goat
Police discovered a rather unlikely damsel-in-distress on Sunday evening following a call reporting sounds of a person in need of help in the Avon Gorge.
Deploying thermal imaging cameras on board the Filton police helicopter, officers soon found out that the source of the cries was a decidedly unhuman culprit.
1650hrs Avon Gorge searching for person who sounded in distress. We may have found the culprit! pic.twitter.com/1GY3WCRMgg
— NPAS Filton (@NPAS_Filton) January 24, 2016
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Clearly seeing the humour in the situation, the NPAS Filton team tweeted a photograph of the rogue goat, which then inspired a series of pun-tastic replies.
@NPAS_Filton You goat to be kidding me?
— Dean Seymour (@Deanobambambino) January 24, 2016
@NPAS_Filton all on its own. Billy no mates! I’ll get my coat……
— Neil Robbins (@nrbreaks) January 24, 2016
@NPAS_Filton That’s a bit gruff
— NPAS Carr Gate (@NPAS_CarrGate) January 24, 2016
@NPAS_Filton that’s not the culprit, that’s just a scapegoat!
— Andrew Shanks (@handysnaks) January 24, 2016
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