Lion on the Loose

Don't know if anyone caught the news last/night or this morning about this?

The lion was first spotted a few hundred yards from my house last night, and is now reported to be a few miles away in St Osyth. One of the locals snapped it on their telephone, and Colchester Zoo verified the picture. There have been a few sightings of it, but despite armed police and helicopters combing the area it hasn't been found.

St Osyth is on the coast, but there is a lot of "scrub land" near the beach. St Osyth is famed for its priory and also for its nudist beach (which is a long walk along the main beach - and has a lot of thistles!!).
This morning a policewoman appeared on the television and said "If a member of the public sees this lion - do not approach it". There was I thinking that they were cuddly and friendly!!!

Stuff of nightmares Sandra! Keep your doors closed. We heard this morning that it's been missing for about 3 weeks but the circus who 'lost' it did not report it....can you believe that???

! I hope they catch it quickly.

I used to go to Point Clear at St Osyths many years ago. There were often Cat Fights but no Lions.

Glyn wrote:I used to go to Point Clear at St Osyths many years ago. There were often Cat Fights but no Lions.

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naughty, naughty!!

Jan wrote:Stuff of nightmares Sandra! Keep your doors closed. We heard this morning that it's been missing for about 3 weeks but the circus who 'lost' it did not report it....can you believe that???

! I hope they catch it quickly.

- Me, too!!

I hadn't heard that one, Jan. The police seemed to be concentrating on a fact that it came from a private zoo. The last circus only had tigers - unless they were keeping the lions in reserve as food for them!! Oh dear, I'm starting to sound very gruesome!!:lol:

Missing 3 weeks? Could be in Hornchurch by now. Here kitty kitty

Sorry Sandra, Glyn and any of our other Essex friends on here but couldn't resist this: :lol:

I'm borrowing that for FB

Jan wrote:Sorry Sandra, Glyn and any of our other Essex friends on here but couldn't resist this:

lion.JPG

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Just where is that spam button, Jan!!!

The artwork is now resplendent on many Essex FB sites. We will use it as a photofit.