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T in the Park SOS tweet: a riddle wrapped in a mystery inside a tent bag T in the Park SOS tweet: a riddle wrapped in a mystery inside a tent bag
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Early on Monday morning as the T in the Park music festival was winding down a man calling himself Scott Johnston, 23, tweeted: “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.”Early on Monday morning as the T in the Park music festival was winding down a man calling himself Scott Johnston, 23, tweeted: “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@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
His post triggered a flurry of attention online and has now been retweeted over 8,000 times. His SOS tweet dominated the #TITP2015 trending hashtag in Edinburgh, while news of T in the Park is currently led by the story of tent bag man on Google. Then the authorities got involved. His post triggered a flurry of attention online and has now been retweeted over 8,000 times. His SOS tweet dominated the #TITP2015 trending hashtag in Edinburgh, while news of T in the Park is currently led by the story of tent-bag man on Google. Then the authorities got involved.
Police Scotland took the message seriously and replied with: “Hi Scott please tweet us with more info if you can. We have officers with stewards in the area looking for you now.”Police Scotland took the message seriously and replied with: “Hi Scott please tweet us with more info if you can. We have officers with stewards in the area looking for you now.”
The police account sent further tweets urging the trapped man or his friends and family to contact the authorities using the non-emergency number.The police account sent further tweets urging the trapped man or his friends and family to contact the authorities using the non-emergency number.
@ScottJohnston8 please can you, a friend or family member contact us on 101.@ScottJohnston8 please can you, a friend or family member contact us on 101.
Traffic Scotland then got involved in tweeting the apparently zipped up man: “Hi Scott, we have contacted the police, if you have any battery left please provide an update. Thanks.” Traffic Scotland then got involved in tweeting the apparently zipped-up man: “Hi Scott, we have contacted the police, if you have any battery left please provide an update. Thanks.”
Multiple journalists also got in touch to attempt to interview him. They included Jamie Ross, Buzzfeed’s political reporter, who tweeted his exchanged with the prankster. Several journalists also got in touch in an attempt to interview him. They included Jamie Ross, Buzzfeed’s political reporter, who tweeted his exchanged with Scott.
OH MY GOD I THINK IT'S REALLY HIM. #mantrappedinabagattinthepark pic.twitter.com/weJzvDEaGEOH MY GOD I THINK IT'S REALLY HIM. #mantrappedinabagattinthepark pic.twitter.com/weJzvDEaGE
Then Johnston tweeted:Then Johnston tweeted:
It's okay everyone my friends unzipped me earlier never been so happy to see the rainIt's okay everyone my friends unzipped me earlier never been so happy to see the rain
But was he really ever trapped in a bag?But was he really ever trapped in a bag?
The Daily Record later reported that Johnston, from Ayr, admitting the whole thing was a hoax. He said he had sent the tweet “for a laugh” and wasn’t even at the festival at the time the tweet was sent having left the site on Sunday morning. The Daily Record later reported that Johnston, from Ayr, admitted the whole thing was a hoax. He said he had sent the tweet “for a laugh” and wasn’t even at the festival when he sent the tweet, having left the site on Sunday morning.
“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.
He said: “It is everywhere online ... I just tweeted it for a laugh. I didn’t think it would spiral out of control. He said: “It’s everywhere online ... I just tweeted it for a laugh. I didn’t think it would spiral out of control.
“I barely use Twitter. That’s probably the first tweet I’ve sent in ages.”“I barely use Twitter. That’s probably the first tweet I’ve sent in ages.”
He continued: “it’s the only thing that made me laugh all weekend. He continued: “It’s the only thing that made me laugh all weekend.
“That was my seventh year going and it was the worst T in the Park I’ve ever been to.”“That was my seventh year going and it was the worst T in the Park I’ve ever been to.”
“I actually left earlier on Sunday morning, I wasn’t even there this morning.”“I actually left earlier on Sunday morning, I wasn’t even there this morning.”
Do the police think it’s funny?Do the police think it’s funny?
Police Scotland said: “We are making enquiries.”Police Scotland said: “We are making enquiries.”
When asked whether any action would be taken, a police spokeswoman said: “We need to establish the circumstance.”When asked whether any action would be taken, a police spokeswoman said: “We need to establish the circumstance.”
The Daily Record said Police Scotland confirmed Johnston had contacted them to say he was okay. The Daily Record said Police Scotland confirmed Johnston had contacted them to say he was OK.