Soft toy floating down river sparks penguin rescue dash

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Rescuers were scrambled after a 999 call was made about a 'penguin' floating down a river on a block of ice.

The alert - in Heidelberg, Germany - started when passers by saw what they believed was a living bird bobbing down the River Necker.

It appeared as if the penguin was stuck to the ice and in distress because it was not moving, prompting the animal lovers to take action and call the police.

But after sending a rescue squad, red-faced officers discovered the bird was simply a soft toy frozen into the ice by pranksters.


Read more: http://www.metro.co.uk/weird/890279-soft-toy-floating-down-river-sparks-penguin-rescue-dash