Dog walker spots 'crocodile' in London's Chelsea Harbour
- 7 years ago
Footage has emerged of the moment a London dog walker spotted what he thought was a crocodile swimming in the River Thames.
Chris Davies was walking his dog near Chelsea Harbour on Tuesday morning (October 10) he saw the "reptile" swimming among boats.
The passer-by immediately called the authorities to deal with the situation. But in the end, the dangerous animal revealed its real identity: it was a pond ornament floating in the Thames.
Harbour master Colin Bullock told the local Evening Standard: “It was just a pond ornament, that was it. It was quite obviously a plastic item and I just got a net.
“There was no reason to panic. We have had dolphins and porpoises before, but nothing like this.”
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Chris Davies was walking his dog near Chelsea Harbour on Tuesday morning (October 10) he saw the "reptile" swimming among boats.
The passer-by immediately called the authorities to deal with the situation. But in the end, the dangerous animal revealed its real identity: it was a pond ornament floating in the Thames.
Harbour master Colin Bullock told the local Evening Standard: “It was just a pond ornament, that was it. It was quite obviously a plastic item and I just got a net.
“There was no reason to panic. We have had dolphins and porpoises before, but nothing like this.”
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