When you sign up for an Easter egg hunt, you don’t expect for the police to get involved! However, this proved to be the case for a group of 30 children and adults in Surrey, England, recently.
Footage of a group of kids forming a human arrow, pointing in the direction of two suspected burglars on the run, has been released and lauded by the public.
According to reports, police launched their helicopter service in a bid to find two men suspected of robbing from an old, disused building.
While the kids didn’t cop what was going on to begin with, they soon realised that the National Police Air Service helicopters were looking for these men – and they decided to get down on the ground and form an arrow to show them where to find them.
A member of the authorities told local media: “Initially, the presence of the police helicopter was enough to entertain the children and parents, but it didn’t take the intrepid residents long to realise they were witnessing a police pursuit.”
“The children quickly formed an arrow on the ground in the middle of a ploughed field, to guide the helicopter in the direction of the fleeing pair. The helicopter crew relayed this information to officers on the ground and a short time later two men were arrested,” he added.
The scene was described by one officer as being “like something out of an Enid Blyton adventure’ novel.
Check out the footage below. Well done to all involved!
