Mannequin sparks emergency operation for 'unconscious' body (From Clacton and Frinton Gazette)
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Harwich: Mannequin sparks emergency operation for 'unconscious' body
9:59am Tuesday 12th February 2013 in News By Helen Barnett
Manikin sparks emergency operation for 'unconscious' body
A HAIRDRESSING mannequin prompted an emergency operation when a resident thought it was a dead body.
Fire, ambulance and police tried to break into a car in Milton Road, Dovercourt, this morning, February 12, when a member of the public alerted them to the car.
He spotted what he thought was an unconscious body and tried shaking the car to wake them up.
When he had no response he called 999 at about 7.40am to bring paramedics to the scene.
The East Anglian Air Ambulance was also dispatched but cancelled when the ambulance service realised it was a false alarm.
East of England Ambulance Service spokesman Gary Sanderson said: “This is a very unusual incident we attended this morning and the person who dialled 999 did the right thing as they couldn’t gain access to the car and thought the person wasn’t breathing. In 27 years’ service I haven’t dealt with an incident like this!”
Comments(2)
mummy250271
says...
6:16pm Tue 12 Feb 13
SOMETHING2SAY wrote:I think maybe a visit to spec savers might be in order for the member of the public. Not only are they only head and shoulders, they also don't wear clothes !
Ermmm.....a hairdressing mannequin is normally just a head and shoulders ! Did this person think it was a midget ?? And then went on to shake the car to wake "them (?) " up ! Dummy !
SOMETHING2SAY says...
2:51pm Tue 12 Feb 13