By Andrew Atkinson
Police investigated what turned out to be a prank on a beach in Cabourg when they were called to deal with a fisherman who was breaking the state of alarm regulations.
However, all they found was that a scarecrow had been set up – fishing – during the coronavirus COVID-19 lockdown.
Three police officers attended the scene to find the ‘fisherman’, donning a straw hat and combat jacket, with chair in situ, on the sea shore.
On their approach the police found that the fisherman was actually a scarecrow!
Thankfully he appeared to offer little resistence.
