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Children in Nottingham could be forgiven for thinking they were getting an early visit from Prancer, Dancer or Rudolph after a reindeer escaped from a supermarket’s Christmas event and galloped down residential streets.Children in Nottingham could be forgiven for thinking they were getting an early visit from Prancer, Dancer or Rudolph after a reindeer escaped from a supermarket’s Christmas event and galloped down residential streets.
The reindeer, whose real name is Bjorn, was reportedly startled by a car horn and sprinted away from the car park at the Tesco store in Carlton Hill, Nottingham, on Sunday. The reindeer, whose name is Bjorn, was reportedly startled by a car horn and sprinted away from the car park at the Tesco store in Carlton Hill, Nottingham, on Sunday.
He was later found in a garden and returned to safety.He was later found in a garden and returned to safety.
Warren Porter, 23, from Sherwood, said: “It was one of the weirdest unexpected sights I will ever witness. I was driving down Carlton Hill and saw what I thought was a massive dog running up the pavement.Warren Porter, 23, from Sherwood, said: “It was one of the weirdest unexpected sights I will ever witness. I was driving down Carlton Hill and saw what I thought was a massive dog running up the pavement.
“I locked my doors and thought ‘you’re not getting in here, I’ve got carrots in my boot’.“I locked my doors and thought ‘you’re not getting in here, I’ve got carrots in my boot’.
“As it ran past, a woman dressed in festive gear was chasing up the road with a rope. You couldn’t create a story like that.”“As it ran past, a woman dressed in festive gear was chasing up the road with a rope. You couldn’t create a story like that.”
Event organisers The Animal Company said the reindeer escaped after slipping its rope, but was later tempted back into their truck.Event organisers The Animal Company said the reindeer escaped after slipping its rope, but was later tempted back into their truck.