Leicester police stop traffic to help lost swan

Police stopped traffic in a busy city centre to guide a lost swan to safety.

Leicestershire Police said it received a report the bird was in the road at St Nicholas Circle, Leicester, at about 10:50 GMT on Sunday morning.

After ushering it away from traffic, an officer picked it up and carried it to a nearby river, wrapped in his hi-vis jacket.

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