The reports of a reptile in the village were investigated by the police

Police called to reports of a crocodile seen in flood water near an English village have escaped unharmed after discovering locals were fooled by a replica. It's not every day that you get sent to reports of a crocodile in flood water near Cholesbury.

Users of the Facebook page belonging to police in south Buckinghamshire are happy to see the funny side after officers post the results of their investigation into reports of the reptile's head poking above the surface of waters near Cholesbury.