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| 'Lost in space' Bakewell pudding found in Lincolnshire | '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 on 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, 53, found it while walking his dog in Donington on Bain. | |
| 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." | 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." |
| "I thought it was obviously a school experiment. Then I traced it down to the box, and thought 'ahhh'," he added. | "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." | "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. | 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. | 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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