Alarmed neighbours call police after seeing 'large pigeon' - that turned out to be a dog
Police in Lancashire were called to reports of a very large pigeon on the roof of a house - but attended to find it was in fact a dog.
Listen to this article
The French Bullmastiff was spotted on the roof of a property in Thornton Cleveleys in Lancashire on Thursday evening.
Firefighters and police were called to the scene in West Drive.
But when the arrived they realised the "large pigeon" was actually a dog.
Read more: 'Heartbroken' Declan Donnelly says he is 'beyond devastated' after death of brother, 55
Read more: Assassin shoots dead former Japanese PM Shinzo Abe 'with homemade gun'
"Report of a large pigeon on the roof at Wyre this evening, turned out to be a very big dog!" Lancashire Road Police wrote on Twitter.
"Thankfully @LancashireFRS did an amazing job at rescuing the dog. Reunited with owner".
Report of a large pigeon on the roof at Wyre this evening, turned out to be a very big dog! Thankfully @LancashireFRS did an amazing job at rescuing the dog. Reunited with owner #T3TacOps pic.twitter.com/WQBQh3R2gY
— Lancs Road Police (@LancsRoadPolice) July 7, 2022
It took emergency services around 20 minutes to get the dog down, after which it was returned to its owner.
Lancashire Fire and Rescue Service said in a statement: "At 8.44pm on July 7, one fire engine from Fleetwood along with the aerial ladder platform from Blackpool attended an incident in West Drive, Thornton Cleveleys.
Read more: Heartbreak for Britain's Cameron Norrie as he loses Wimbledon semi-final to Djokovic
Read more: Robber convicted after gang 'threatened to cut off Ashley Cole's fingers with pliers'
"The incident involved a dog stuck on a domestic property roof.
"Firefighters rescued the dog using the aerial ladder platform and were in attendance for approximately twenty minutes."