'Hot Fuzz' swan rescued from middle of the road

The 'Hot Fuzz' swan was brought back to safety after finding itself in the middle of the road

A police officer had his very own Hot Fuzz moment when he was tasked to rescue a wandering swan.

PC Jed Raven, Essex Police's heritage and wildlife crime officer, was called to the feathery friend which had been spotted in the middle of a road in Colchester.

He likened the unusual incident to a scene from 2007 movie Hot Fuzz, starring Simon Pegg, in which officers were hot on the trail of a missing swan.

PC Raven quipped: "It was a bit of a wild goose chase, but I knew I had to wing it."

The feathered rescue was likened to a scene from Hot Fuzz

Essex Police said: "The swan is now back to swanning about in its natural habitat, and PC Raven is officially the beak-on of community safety."

The force posted details of the incident to social media on 4 August.