Essex Police have called off a search for a lion reportedly on the loose and suggested it was more likely to be a large domestic cat or wildcat. The Daily Mirror reports it could be a ginger tomcat called Tom that lives near to the original sighting.
Essex Police are continuing their search for a suspected lion on the loose after holidaymakers sighted a large cat in St Oysth at 7pm last night.
The force also said they were trying to establish where any lion may have originated from.
A search for a lion in Essex has been called off, with police believing the rogue animal was most likely to be a "large domestic cat".
Police are responding to reports that a lion was seen in a field near the Essex village of St Osyth. Firearms officers have been deployed.