False alarm as police and coastguard pull tent from river
POLICE were called about a 'suspicious' object in the river, which turned out to be a tent.
They were called shortly after 10.40am this morning with reports of what appeared to be a suspicious looking object in the water at Colne Causeway, Colchester.
A police spokesman said: "The coastguard assisted with recovering the item, which was found to be a discarded tent.
"The call to police was made with good intentions."
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