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24/06/2015
Police Issue Warning After Ostrich-Like Bird Reported Missing
People in Nottinghamshire have been warned that a large ostrich-like bird is on the loose after being reported missing from a private collection in Carlton-in-Lindrick.
Police were called just after 17:00 on Tuesday to a report of the rhea – a 6ft tall flightless bird native to South America – being missing near Worksop.
The bird is understood to have gone missing between Monday 22 June and Tuesday 23 June 2015.
Inspector Paul Peatfield from Nottinghamshire Police said: "We are warning local people and particularly those with small children to be on their guard and not to approach the bird, which poses a very real threat to the public due to its size, aggressive nature and the unfamiliar surroundings it could find itself in.
"Officers are working with the owner to trace the bird as we look to bring his incident to a safe conclusion.
"If anyone sees this bird, please call 999 immediately, quoting incident number 601 of Tuesday 23 June."
(MH)
Police were called just after 17:00 on Tuesday to a report of the rhea – a 6ft tall flightless bird native to South America – being missing near Worksop.
The bird is understood to have gone missing between Monday 22 June and Tuesday 23 June 2015.
Inspector Paul Peatfield from Nottinghamshire Police said: "We are warning local people and particularly those with small children to be on their guard and not to approach the bird, which poses a very real threat to the public due to its size, aggressive nature and the unfamiliar surroundings it could find itself in.
"Officers are working with the owner to trace the bird as we look to bring his incident to a safe conclusion.
"If anyone sees this bird, please call 999 immediately, quoting incident number 601 of Tuesday 23 June."
(MH)
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