Kids Help Police Helicopter Track Down Crooks by Forming Human Arrow

4/4/2016
Updated:
4/4/2016

What started off as an Easter egg hunt quickly turned into a manhunt.

A group of kids from a quiet rural village called Capel in Surrey—outside of London—formed a human arrow pointing towards two fleeing thieves on Good Friday (March 25) to guide a police helicopter.

According to Surrey Police, there were about 30 adults and children who were taking part in an Easter egg hunt at around 2 p.m. when they became aware of an police helicopter circling overhead.

The kids then noticed two men racing across the field. As soon as the children realized what was transpiring right in front of them, they dropped to the ground and lay out in an arrow-shaped formation to point the authorities the right way.

(Photo credit: Surrey Police)
(Photo credit: Surrey Police)