Hot Fuzz moment for Notts police who rescued swan from M1

Notts police officers had their own Hot Fuzz moment last week when they were sent to rescue a swan.

It was a fowl day at work for Nottinghamshire police officers who were called to rescue a swan from the M1 last week.

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No fowl play at work! | Nottinghamshire Constabulary

The bird felt the long neck of the law when it was captured by officers and returned safely to Attenborough Nature Reserve just outside of the city.

A tweet (or should that be honk?) from Nottinghamshire police said: "Our officers weren’t swanning about last week when a swan needed rescuing from the M1.

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Officers returned the bird to a nature reserve nearby | Nottinghamshire Constabulary

"It was the swan's turn for a ride in a police car but thankfully it was heading to much sunnier climes than a custody suite," the tweet continued. "The swan was returned to the Attenborough Nature Reserve."

Luckily the duty officers got photographic evidence of this un-beak-able Hot Fuzz moment for us to enjoy. The rescue appeared to go swimmingly.

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