In hilarious body camera footage shared by Oklahoma police, two diligent officers mistake a goat’s cry for a person in distress, ultimately ending with comical results.
On May 8, Enid police officers David Sneed and Neal Storey responded to a report that a concerned citizen had heard cries for help coming from a farm. As they neared the site on foot, a distinct yell could be heard growing louder. The officers ran toward the sound and thought they could make out a word: “Help!”
An Enid police officer on the farm responding to a call from a concerned citizen. (Courtesy of Enid Police Department)They weren’t entirely wrong, but the “victim” was neither human nor in trouble.
“Running toward the sound, the two soon discovered their damsel in distress was a very upset goat, who, the farmer explained, had been separated from one of his friends,” Enid Police Department shared on Facebook.
(Courtesy of Enid Police Department)
(Illustration – Aris-Tect Group/Shutterstock)In the body camera footage, the officers slow their pace as they approach the farmer and his goat pen, where their comical error is revealed. One of the officers explains to the farmer, “From a long distance it sounds like, ‘Help!'” and the trio share a hearty laugh.
The humorous clip has amassed thousands of views from amused netizens. Enid Police thanked its officers for their swift actions, however, adding that it was “not necessary” in the end. “All in all, you really can’t say it was that baaad of a call,” they wrote.
(Courtesy of Enid Police Department)
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