Panic as husky dog mistaken for predator in Namibia

 

A dog have hiding in a bush in a Namibian town caused panic after worried residents mistook it for a predator that could devour their domestic animals, local media reported.

 Viral Videos shared by the Namibian Sun new site show police and emergency response teams at the site in Ehenye Wednesday, as cautious crowds watched from a long distance.

But after realising the dog, a husky breed, was harmless, children ran after it, the Namibian Sun reports.

The dog was found hours later and returned to its owner - who had reported it as missing to the police.