The Oulu and Koillismaa area emergency centers have been troubled by people calling in, worried that the swans are stuck in the lake, frozen. Yes, that's right, they fear that a large, flight capable bird would be frozen solid.
There must be a reason when rational thinking fails, but I can't fathom why someone would think the birds wouldn't just fly away - it's a migratory bird! They have never seen a frozen swan. But that's not enough, they have to call the fire department, some people won't even call the department, they'll just dial 112, the emergency number.
Reporting this is adding failure to a failure of course, it's like failure with interest on top. Compound failure.
Yes, it's a pitiful thing when people act stupidly, but it's hardly national news. As usual, YLE fails to give a name for the reporter or editor, besides, their site has no direct feedback link, you have to go trough general site feedback if you want to let them know your opinion. They do have a picture of a swan though, alas they didn't even bother to get a picture of a swimming swan or a swan on ice.
Here's the link, but there's not much:
http://yle.fi/uutiset/kotimaa/2009/10/joutsenista_turhia_soittoja_pelastusviranomaisille_1072591.html?origin=rss
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