Police rescue ‘frozen’ woman who turns out to be mannequin

HUDSON, N.Y. (AP) — Police in New York broke a car window to rescue a woman who turned out to be an extremely realistic mannequin.

The unusual incident happened Friday morning in the city of Hudson.

The Times Union of Albany reports that a caller told police there was an elderly woman “frozen to death” in a parked car.

Officers rushed to the scene and found what appeared to be a woman sitting in a car’s front passenger seat wearing an oxygen mask.

A sergeant busted a rear window, opened the door and discovered that the woman was a realistic mannequin.

The car owner arrived and said he uses the dummy for his job selling medical training aids.

The police chief says the owner was “incredulous” that police broke the window to rescue the mannequin.

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Information from: Times Union, http://www.timesunion.com

This photo, courtesy of The Times Union of Albany, shows the mannequin Hudson police said a caller believed was a woman, called them and they broke the window to be sure on Friday morning. (Times Union via Hudson police)

https://www.timesleader.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/web1_frozen-woman.jpg.optimal.jpgThis photo, courtesy of The Times Union of Albany, shows the mannequin Hudson police said a caller believed was a woman, called them and they broke the window to be sure on Friday morning. (Times Union via Hudson police)