Plymouth police give collision fear swan lift to vets

Police took the swan to the vets after it was wrapped in a blanket by passers-by

A swan has been taken to the vets in the back of a police car after officers feared it had been hit by a vehicle.

Plymouth police said officers were called to the Mutley Plain area of the city at 18:20 GMT on Wednesday.

A swan had been "removed" from Plymouth harbour about two miles (3.2km) away by a "drunk male" and had "possibly been hit by a vehicle", said officers.

"Members of the public had wrapped a blanket around it," said police who took the bird to the vets.

Plymouth Police D Section tweeted: "Not your usual prisoner!

"Report of a swan being removed from the harbour by a drunk male before it being involved in a collision on Mutley Plain.

"Taken to the vets where they are nursing it back to health."

Devon and Cornwall Police said the man had left the area before officers arrived.