Dead sheep in a duvet mistaken for person's body

Lifeboat crews from Gravesend in Kent were called to reports of a body at Erith, only to find a dead sheep wrapped in a duvet.



The lifeboat was launched early on Monday to a report of a body in the water between Crayford Ness and Erith Rands.

A spokesman for Gravesend RNLI said: "Once on the scene the lifeboat confirmed the reported body was the body of a dead sheep wrapped in a duvet.



"It was arranged for the animal to be recovered by PLA marine services."