26 July,2012 10:16 AM IST | | ANI
A crowd of around 1,000 people gathered at a riverbank in Shandong Province as 18 policemen worked frantically for almost an hour to save the stricken rubber toy.
As the drama unfolded, an additional group of medical workers and firefighters struggled to get to the scene.
According to online reports, the officers realized the blunder after they eventually managed to haul the rubber toy to safety, a major newspaper reported.
The embarrassed rescuers then presented the doll to the crowd, who quickly covered their children's eyes and dispersed.
A spokesman revealed that they were forced to act because the toy was so similar in size and appearance to an adult female.u00a0
