Police were called to investigate a dead body in a field after it was spotted by a passenger on a passing high-speed train. Officers who used a drone to locate the 'victim' discovered it was in fact a scarecrow that had fallen over.
A Police spokesperson said: "One of our finest, a real-life farming special constable, who found the tragic scarecrow just asleep on the job." Clad in a quilted, navy coat and dark trousers, the scarecrow with a deflated football for a head had apparently fallen over, reports LincolnshireLive.
One of the attending officers stood the scarecrow back up, and the team left the scene. The spokesperson added: "Uprighted and given some bird-scaring tips, along with some good words of advice, he was allowed to go back to work."
