The Rosemullion Veterinary Practice was keen to set the record straight after two of its nurses were seen being escorted through the streets of Penryn by the police just before Christmas Eve.

Posting on Facebook, staff stated: “Do not be alarmed..this was not the result of our Christmas do antics.”

Elaborating further, they revealed that the practice had been asked by the police to help them catch a young adult swan which had been causing traffic problems in Penryn. It appears the bird was “stuck on the road and couldn’t find his way back to his family or the water.”

Veterinary nurses Ruth Collett and Sue Tomlin managed to capture the swan and examined it for injuries while the police, with help from some members of the public, set off to find its family.

The family of swans was soon spotted so Ruth and Sue, again escorted by the police, took the distressed young bird back to Penryn River, “scaling walls and sinking mud.”

The Facebook post confirmed: “No nurses were harmed in this incident and the swans were reunited,” adding: “You just never know what's gonna happen in this place.”

Pic of Sue Tomlin and police officer with the young swan in a sack.