Some guy in Florida was chillaxing at home watching TV when CRASH BAM behind the house startled him. He ran out and saw that the screen roof of his patio was torn open. Below the ripped roof a catfish he’d never seen before swam laps in his pool. Who ya gonna call? The police of course, and amazingly they believed him (what goes on in Florida?). A cop actually came out and said “yeah wow, that’s a catfish in your swimming pool,” and helped capture the visitor. It took 10 minutes to trap the 12-18 inch fish in a bucket. The cop took the bucket away and released the vagrant catfish at a nearby lake.
How did a fish end up falling from the sky, through the patio roof, and into the swimming pool? After capture, the men noticed talon scrapes on the fish’s body and sagely decided an owl or hawk must have dropped the fish. I’m betting on osprey or bald eagle. This is Florida, however, where police respond to calls about itinerant catfish and I can’t begin to guess what all goes on there. (Note to people looking for a safe neighborhood: Winter Haven Florida must have a low crime rate if the cops have time to deal with random catfish sky diving onto private property.)
Don’t believe me? It was on the TV news, gotta be true. See below.
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