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| Police deployed to search for man who claimed he was 'trapped in tent bag at T In The Park' | Police deployed to search for man who claimed he was 'trapped in tent bag at T In The Park' |
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| Police have been deployed at a Scottish music festival to search for a man who claims he was trapped in a tent bag. | Police have been deployed at a Scottish music festival to search for a man who claims he was trapped in a tent bag. |
| Scott Johnston from Ayr in the West of Scotland tweeted at the official festival account to claim he had been trapped by friends as a joke. | |
| "hi im somewhere in green 7 someone has packed me into a tent bag fr a joke and I can't get out I don't have much better left," he said. | "hi im somewhere in green 7 someone has packed me into a tent bag fr a joke and I can't get out I don't have much better left," he said. |
| @Tinthepark hi im somewhere in green 7 someone has packed me into a tent bag for a joke and I can't get out I don't have much battery left | @Tinthepark hi im somewhere in green 7 someone has packed me into a tent bag for a joke and I can't get out I don't have much battery left |
| Police Scotland contacted Mr Johnston, telling him that officers were searching to find him. | Police Scotland contacted Mr Johnston, telling him that officers were searching to find him. |
| @ScottJohnston8 Hi Scott please tweet us with more info if you can. We have officers with stewards in the area looking for you now. | @ScottJohnston8 Hi Scott please tweet us with more info if you can. We have officers with stewards in the area looking for you now. |
| After over an hour of silence Mr Johnston tweeted again that his friends had freed him and let him out. | After over an hour of silence Mr Johnston tweeted again that his friends had freed him and let him out. |
| "Never been happier to see the rain," he said. | "Never been happier to see the rain," he said. |
| It's okay everyone my friends unzipped me earlier never been so happy to see the rain | It's okay everyone my friends unzipped me earlier never been so happy to see the rain |
| Police appeared unable to verify whether the man's claim was true and continued to ask for him to contact them. | Police appeared unable to verify whether the man's claim was true and continued to ask for him to contact them. |
| However, the Daily Record newspaper later reported Mr Johnston as saying he had sent the tweet "for a laugh" and wasn't even at the festival at the time the tweet was sent. | However, the Daily Record newspaper later reported Mr Johnston as saying he had sent the tweet "for a laugh" and wasn't even at the festival at the time the tweet was sent. |
| “I don’t feel bad about it. I can’t stop laughing," the newspaper quoted him as saying. | “I don’t feel bad about it. I can’t stop laughing," the newspaper quoted him as saying. |
| But the man's Twitter account then tweeted that he had given the newspaper a friend's phone number and that he had not spoken to them. | But the man's Twitter account then tweeted that he had given the newspaper a friend's phone number and that he had not spoken to them. |
| Juan interview at a time man!! I gave the daily record @johnlennon___ number dont believe what they say haha | Juan interview at a time man!! I gave the daily record @johnlennon___ number dont believe what they say haha |
| A Police Scotland spokesperson told the Independent that they were now satisfied that the man was safe and said that there was no ongoing rescue operation. | A Police Scotland spokesperson told the Independent that they were now satisfied that the man was safe and said that there was no ongoing rescue operation. |