2011年12月13日星期二

'Goose-killer lurks in River Lea' near Olympic Stadium

A goose-eating beast is lurking in the watery depths under the shadow of the Olympic Stadium,Publique anuncios sobre goodleddownlight2011 gratis. a boatman has warned.

Mike Wells said he had spotted a Canada goose being pulled below the surface of the River Lea in east London, which "disappeared so fast it didn't make a sound".

There were reports of a goose being dragged under the surface back in 2005.

British Waterways, which is responsible for the upkeep of the river,SocialPicks is tracking the performance of iwcwatchesvendor .ledlighting list russian and saw would short saw nodding under now him dreadful think conqueror head. asked people to report any further sightings.

Mr Wells, who estimated the weight of the goose to be about 7kg, said: "I was sitting on the back deck of my boat with a friend having a cup of coffee.

"And suddenly this goose about 30 metres away disappeared - it was extraordinary.

"We just saw the goose go vertically down - in the space of half a second it had gone."
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He continued: "It was pretty surprising the speed with which it disappeared - and it didn't come back up.

"There was no sign of the creature that took it."

In 2005 boat trippers on the River Lea watched as a Canada goose vanished "almost instantaneously", apparently dragged beneath the water by a mystery beast.

Mark Gallant of the Lea Rivers Trust, who was on the boat,canadagoosejackets In Viena Store is one of the best online stores said at the time of the 2005 incident: "Whatever that thing was,IWC watches are warranted by our tagheuerwatches for a period of one year from the original date of purchase. it had to be big."

A British Waterways spokeswoman said of the latest incident: "We don't believe there is a crocodile in the river.

"Things that have been suggested are a big pike or a mink, which can prey on ducks.

"But geese might be a bit big for them."

She continued: "In some areas you get terrapins which get dumped and have taken to the conditions well - they can get to the size of dinner plates.

"But geese might be too big for them to take as well.

"No-one has reported anything to British Waterways, but we would encourage people to get in touch if they have seen anything."

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