A police officer has been nicknamed 'Mr Tumble' after climbing a school fence and falling flat on his face. The special constable, and his colleague PC Taylor, were investigating a suspicious package in Gosport when the incident happened on Monday (September 27).
As the officer made his way over the Newtown C of E Primary School fence to probe the discovery, he fell to the ground. The hilarious mishap Hot Fuzz's iconic fence-leaping scenes a run for their money.
A spokesperson for Hampshire Police said: "SUPERMAN: The following seven seconds really doesn’t need any words, but here’s some anyway. Oh, and before we say anything else, we should make clear that we have checked on our colleague, he is okay and he has definitely given his permission for us to share this with you all.
"To be absolutely honest though, the viral-potential of the video would possibly have outweighed his opinion on this occasion in any case. The fence fail occurred while checking out a suspicious package* in the Forton Road area.
"It was also accompanied by the now infamous words of his colleague, PC Taylor – “Go on, careful… are you okay?”, interspersed with a fair amount of laughter. There was a bit of that in the office when he returned as well.
"While we fully expect you to also have a little chuckle at the video, please remember that the officer taking a tumble is one of our amazing special constables, so he wasn’t even getting paid for this fall.
"Please go gentle on him and, in between the howling, show him some love, too. #MrTumble (14328)
"The suspicious package, which was eventually reached, turned out to be nothing more than a bag of leaves. In the end, not quite worth falling from a fence for.
"We are often called upon to climb fences and walls, of various shapes and sizes, in order to reach a destination which isn't otherwise accessible. This climbing, as you can see, doesn't always go according to plan."
