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'Lost in space' Bakewell pudding found in Lincolnshire farm 'Lost in space' Bakewell pudding found in Lincolnshire
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A Bakewell pudding that went missing after being launched towards space has been found in a farm in Lincolnshire. A Bakewell pudding that went missing after being launched towards space has been found on a farm in Lincolnshire.
The dessert was attached to a high altitude balloon by pupils at S. Anselm's Preparatory School in Derbyshire in June.The dessert was attached to a high altitude balloon by pupils at S. Anselm's Preparatory School in Derbyshire in June.
It went missing after tracking devices recorded it at 52,500ft (16,000m) over Saxilby, Lincolnshire, with search efforts sparking interest online.It went missing after tracking devices recorded it at 52,500ft (16,000m) over Saxilby, Lincolnshire, with search efforts sparking interest online.
The celestial pudding was found in a field near Louth on Saturday.The celestial pudding was found in a field near Louth on Saturday.
Farmer Neil Pawson found the pudding in a field while walking his dog. Farmer Neil Pawson, 53, found it while walking his dog in Donington.
Nick McCloud, who helped pupils with the launch, said the pudding had "very clearly been nibbled round the edges", adding he would be buying Mr Pawson a replacement pudding as thanks. He said: "I was on a public footpath and looked up, saw something white and went to investigate - it could have been an injured swan or something."
The farmer has also contributed to a fundraising project run as part of the experiment, with more than £1,600 to be donated to the Guide Dogs for the Blind. "I thought it was obviously a school experiment. Then I traced it down to the box, and thought 'ahhh'," he added.
"We often find balloons, but not something like this."
Nick McCloud, who helped pupils with the launch, said the pudding had "very clearly been nibbled round the edges", adding he would be buying Mr Pawson a replacement pudding as thanks.
The farmer had already contributed to a fundraising project run as part of the experiment, with more than £1,600 to be donated to the Guide Dogs for the Blind.
Among those following the fortunes of the flying foodstuff was Stephen Fry, whose tweet about its mysterious disappearance attracted more than 5,000 likes.Among those following the fortunes of the flying foodstuff was Stephen Fry, whose tweet about its mysterious disappearance attracted more than 5,000 likes.
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