Group of OAPs on ghost walk left petrified after confused cops held them at gunpoint
A GROUP of OAPs on a ghost walk got a fright — when confused cops held them at gunpoint.
The weapons team got lost on a counter-terror drill, burst through the wrong door and thought the petrified pensioners were actors.
One woman said: “Don’t shoot, I’m on a ghost tour”, before the red-faced cops realised their error and left.
Mike Craig, 49, of Fleetwood, Lancs, who was also on the tour at Blackpool’s Winter Gardens, said: “We were looking around the theatre and this armed team approached in the dark with lots of shouting.
“Those of us who didn’t nearly die of a heart attack could tell they were police. One man had a cane and a lady had a Zimmer frame.”
In footage, an officer returns to the group to apologise and confirm none of the weapons was carrying live ammo.
One woman in the group then jokes: “Have you got any Valium?”
Lancashire Police confirmed armed cops ran into the ghost tour, adding: “They were initially thought to be part of the scenario and officers sought to evacuate them.
“They were not treated as offenders . . but they did see the humorous side.”