Ambulance called after 'frozen figure' spotted not moving in the snow

A concerned citizen has seemingly jumped the gun, contacting emergency services after spotting a frozen figure sitting in thick snow.

After heavy snowfall hit parts of the UK this week, paramedics were called to a North Staffordshire park on Wednesday after receiving a tipoff about a person covered in snow and not moving.

But on closer inspection the Good Samaritan's call turned out to be a false alarm when West Midlands Ambulance Service discovered a concrete sculpture of local author Vera Brittain.

Paramedic mentor Katie Tudor took to Twitter to share the blunder from the worried member of the public.

"Next, call from a member of the public who was concerned that there was someone sat on a bench, not moving and covered in snow!," she wrote online.

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"Luckily, on our arrival, it turned out to be a statue!"

Her post was quickly inundated with users poking fun at the mishap, suggesting the ambulance service needs to check out a number of other statues and monuments across the country.