Stuffed toy tiger sparks police hunt

23 May 2011 Last updated at 10:33 ET Help

Police are trying to trace the owner of a life-size toy tiger which sparked a major operation involving armed officers and a force helicopter.

The alert was raised after several members of the public spotted what they believed to be a live white tiger in a field near Hedge End, Southampton, Hampshire.

Robert Hall reports.

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