Armed police called to Kent M20 after rogue swan crash lands in 'Hot Fuzz' moment
Firearms officers were scrambled to the M20 motorway near Maidstone on Monday (October 14) by Kent Police in a mission to apprehend a mischievous swan.
Armed police swooped in, assisting Highways England to capture the feathery culprit after it made an unexpected landing on the carriageway, leading to some delays around 4 pm.
Taking to social media Kent Police shared: "If you had delays yesterday 4pm on the M20 around @KentPoliceMaid it was due to a swan which appeared to crash land and get confused."
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They went on: "@KPTacOps Firearms officers and @HighwaysSEAST traffic officers managed to catch the swan and hand her over to a @RSPCA_official Inspector."
Providing further updates, they revealed that after a health check: "The Swan was found to be OK and later released back into the wild unharmed."
They expressed gratitude to those caught up in the operation: "Thanks for your patience if you were in the rolling road."
A social media user couldn't help but liken the incident to the famous scene from 'Hot Fuzz'.