Big fish: The RNLI inspected the carcass credit: Chiswick RNLI
Richmond police officers were called to reports of a dead body in the Thames only to discover it was a giant catfish.
Richmond MPS sent a message out on Twitter on Monday, July 15, which read: “Police were called to a body in the River Thames, it was established that it was actually a very large Catfish.”
Other users of the social networking site responded to the message.
Frances Perrow wrote: “Should've gone to Specsavers.”
A user named Bramble Jelly posted: “My thoughts go out to the Catfish’s family.”
It is rare for catfish to be spotted in the Thames because they are not native to the river but some species of catfish are among the largest freshwater fish in the world.
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