Police in Lincolnshire find 'body' is actually a scarecrow

The discovery was made in a field between Grantham and Stamford

Author: Julie CastonPublished 21st Mar 2023

Police in Lincolnshire who were called out to reports of a possibly seriously ill or dead person in a field between Grantham and Stamford were relieved to find it was just Scarecrow.

They described it as 'asleep on the job'.

Several officers and a drone pilot from Boston searched for the 'person' in a field near Swayfield, after a high speed train passenger made the well meaning call to the force.

A real life farming Special Constable found the scarecrow.

It's now been put back upright to carry on with it's job.

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