March 20, 2023 10.30 am This story is over 18 months old

Police search for ‘body in Grantham field’ turns out to be scarecrow

He was sleeping on the job
Police made an unexpected discovery while searching for a person | Photo: Lincolnshire Police

A 999 call reporting a person who was ill or dead in a field this weekend fortunately turned out to be less serious than expected.

A passenger on a high-speed train believed they had spotted a person in need of help as they passed Swayfield, between Grantham and Stamford.

Police officers including a drone pilot rushed to search the field.

Instead of a body, they came across a scarecrow sleeping on the job.

Officers put him upright again and gave him some words of advice on bird scaring.

They say that the mistaken call was well-meaning.

The public can always report incidents where a person is in need of help on 999 or 111 for non-emergencies.

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