A man who was allegedly seen being 'escorted' from a hidden underground space at Bristol harbourside could have just been someone carrying out maintenance, accounts from authorities suggest. Several people have shared claims on social media suggesting that they had witnessed police removing rubbish, belongings and even people from underneath the Cascade Steps fountains on Anchor Road over the Coronation weekend.
Commenting underneath a photo of a cordoned-off hatch that leads beneath the defunct water feature, one person wrote on Instagram: "I saw a bloke getting pulled [out] of there by police. A lot of the police officers were laughing." While another added: "I saw the commotion; you could still hear Oasis blaring out of the hole whilst the police were pulling the bloke out!!"
However, Avon and Somerset Police told Bristol Live that they have no record of attending the location between Friday and Sunday. A staff member at local businesses said that while they did see a member of the harbour master's office entering the hatch on Friday (May 5), they did not see any incidents involving the police and thought it unlikely to occur in such a busy area without being spotted.
