Firefighters find Dracula doll in California creek

Members of a California fire department did not count on this surprise, but they were relieved nonetheless.

The Modesto Fire Department responded to a 911 call Thursday after an E&J Gallo Winery security employee spotted a possible body in a nearby creek, the Modesto Bee reported. What the first responders found, however, was a smiling, stuffed Dracula doll.

“For sure, that’s a better outcome than having to pull somebody up who’s demised or injured,” Battalion Chief Randy Anderson said.

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