A British woman called emergency services after she spotted what she believed was a poisonous spider that had traveled in from overseas along with a furniture delivery.
The woman was reportedly “left trapped” by the huge spider, forcing her to call 999 (the U.K. version of 911).
However, when a police officer came to her home, he discovered that the “spider” was nothing more than a large “piece of fluff,” according to the Metro.
The call’s details was released by Wiltshire Police as part of a campaign to show the inappropriate use of the 999 and 101 numbers.
The other calls included a homeless man who called police after he had been given a sandwich and was worried someone was trying to poison him because the wrapper was slightly opened. He wanted an officer to test it for him.
The Mirror said that a woman called police because she was afraid she couldn’t turn off her broken faucet and was overflowing. She was advised to take out the plug and call a plumber.
“I once took a call from a man who was lost in some woods,” Dominic Taylor, a senior operator with the police force, told the Mirror. “He was on his way home from a night out and was scared that a badger was going to attack him - the joys of alcohol.
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