Horrified police find ‘body’ floating in water but are shocked to discover it’s a mannequin

HORRIFIED police officers rushed to a “body” spotted floating in a pond – only to discover it was far less sinister than they feared. The eerie figure in Congleton, Cheshire, was in fact a mannequin in a brown wig and blue Avatar onesie lying on an orange lifebuoy. PCSOAs Short and Gillett were called to […]

HORRIFIED police officers rushed to a “body” spotted floating in a pond – only to discover it was far less sinister than they feared.

The eerie figure in Congleton, Cheshire, was in fact a mannequin in a brown wig and blue Avatar onesie lying on an orange lifebuoy.

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Police discover a floating ‘body’ was actually a mannequin[/caption]

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The eerie figure wore a blue Avatar onesie[/caption]

PCSOAs Short and Gillett were called to the pond on Sunday to investigate the sinister spot.

They were relieved to uncover the mannequin, which was dressed in a costume from the hit James Cameron film and a matted brown wig.

Two pictures were shared to social media by Gawsworth Chelford Police.

One showed the mannequin floating on life-saving equipment as a PCSOA carefully walked towards it.

Another pictured the bizarre discovery lying on the grass with its blue striped tail curling off to one side.

The force issued a stark warning about the “dangerous” water and the risks of “messing around” with equipment – but said they were “thankful” no-one was really hurt.

The post read: “PCSO’s Short and Gillett were called out to what looked like a body in the water, thankfully this time it wasn’t real.

“This is a reminder – water is dangerous and don’t mess around with the life saving equipment, somebody may need it and it could be you!”

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Two pictures were shared by Gawsworth Chelford Police[/caption]