Scary big cat spotted in UK public park turned out to be a plushie

Residents of Steyning, a small rural town in southeast England, spotted a big cat resembling a panther in a public park. They summoned police who bravely approached the animal. From a police tweet on the matter:

Reports of a large apex predator in the Steyning area turned out to be true," explained the Horsham Police department on Twitter while sharing a photo of the 'big cat' still lumbering onto the park bench. "It may be a stuffed toy," they wrote, "but the attending officers didn't necessarily know that at first."

Reports of a large apex predator in the Steyning area turned out to be true.
It may be a stuffed toy, but the attending officers didn't necessarily know that at first. #cw568 pic.twitter.com/9awKt4kW62

— Horsham Police (@Horsham_police) July 24, 2020