Police find 'bloody hand' floating in canal in Wolverhampton
A worried passer-by called police after seeing a 'bloody hand' floating in the canal.
Officers rushed to the scene, located behind Wednesfield High Street, on Wednesday.
But after some 'delicate fishing' in the canal, they were relieved to discover it was only a detached plastic mannequin hand.
In a warning to residents, Wednesfield Police posted the 'graphic image' to their Twitter account.
A spokesman for the force said: "We have just been called out to reports of a bloody hand floating in the canal just behind Wednesfield High Street.
"After some delicate fishing out we were relieved to find it was a plastic mannequin hand."
