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Frankfurt 'Puma' Sighting Turns Out to Be a Stuffed Lion

Officers collected the item for safekeeping at the 14th precinct.

Overview

  • A woman reported an animal-like figure around 11 p.m. on October 18 in Frankfurt-Riedberg’s Bonifatiuspark.
  • Two patrol cars responded and found a life-size plush lion under a tree.
  • Police confirmed there was no wild animal and no risk to the public.
  • The stuffed lion was secured and placed in custody at Frankfurt’s 14th police station.
  • Authorities have not identified who left the toy or the reason, and an escape from a household is considered unlikely.