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| HORRIFIED: Alec and Dorothy Vincent, with their dog Scruff, found fishing line strung between the posts at Chesil Beach car park |
A HORRIFIED couple told of their shock after their dog was caught in fishing line strung between two posts.
Alec and Dorothy Vincent found reels of the line hung more than one foot high off the ground in the car park near the Chesil Beach visitor centre, between Weymouth and Portland.
Their dog Scruff was caught up in the trap and Mrs Vincent also became ensnared when she tried to help free him.
Neither were hurt but the Vincents say it could have been a lot worse if a child or animal had run into the line.
It happened a few days after a teenage motorcyclist from Lancashire died when he rode into a metal wire.
Police there are investigating whether the wire was placed as a booby trap.
The Vincents believe the fishing line in the car park was hung deliberately.
Mr Vincent, 74, of Canterbury Close, Weymouth, said: "We were returning to the car when Scruff stopped still and we realised he had been caught up in fishing line. If he had been running he could've really hurt himself.
"There was about 30 yards of the stuff stretched across six posts. We didn't realise it was there until Scruff walked into it.
"It was clear someone had done it on purpose. I was very annoyed and it's making us wonder whether we should walk the dog in that area again."
The couple spotted empty beer cans nearby and suspect the line was hung as a sick joke by people who had been drinking.
Mrs Vincent, 73, said: "It was quite a shock. It got caught round my leg and it was a job to get it off. If a bird had been caught up in it, it wouldn't have stood a chance."
The couple handed the line to staff at the visitor centre. Chesil Beach and Fleet nature reserve warden Don Moxom said: "My opinion is that it was a prank carried out by kids who didn't realise the consequences of what they were doing.
"The posts are only about 18 inches high so it may have been tied there as a tripping hazard. It could have caused an injury to an animal but we've not had any reports of animals being injured in this way."
11:14am Thursday 24th July 2008
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CommentPosted by: sammy, weymouth on 1:33pm Thu 24 Jul 08
Don Moxom the definition of the word pank is a trick that is intended to be amusing but not to cause harm or damage - so what would you have called it had a child been caught up or an adult tripping and damaging themselves. Of course they know they are aware they are vandals.
Don Moxom the definition of the word pank is a trick that is intended to be amusing but not to cause harm or damage - so what would you have called it had a child been caught up or an adult tripping and damaging themselves. Of course they know they are aware they are vandals.
Posted by: mr.d, weymouth on 4:13pm Thu 24 Jul 08
[quote][bold]sammy[/bold] wrote:
Don Moxom the definition of the word pank is a trick that is intended to be amusing but not to cause harm or damage - so what would you have called it had a child been caught up or an adult tripping and damaging themselves. Of course they know they are aware they are vandals.[/quote] are you sure what PANK means ?
sammy wrote:
Don Moxom the definition of the word pank is a trick that is intended to be amusing but not to cause harm or damage - so what would you have called it had a child been caught up or an adult tripping and damaging themselves. Of course they know they are aware they are vandals.
are you sure what PANK means ?
Posted by: sammy, weymouth on 6:20pm Thu 24 Jul 08
Well obviously its a misspelling but hopefully as well as picking up the trivial you agree with the sentiments of my comment.
Well obviously its a misspelling but hopefully as well as picking up the trivial you agree with the sentiments of my comment.
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