Trapped lizard turns out to be branch

Cove, England -- Firefighters in Cove, England, said they were called to rescue an iguana trapped 45 feet up in a tree only to find the alleged lizard was a green branch.

An animal rescue officer and an aerial ladder platform team from the fire department were called to the scene by Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals officers, who received calls from residents about a stranded lizard, The Sun reported.

Colin Horwood, the animal rescue officer, said the rescuers made it about 25 feet up on the ladder before they realized the reported distressed lizard was nothing more than a green branch.

"The branch bore a striking resemblance to an iguana from the ground," Horwood said.

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