Dummy prank in Edmonton

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A jokester who placed a mannequin over a power line so it looked like a body hanging down hasn't tickled any funny bones in an RCMP detachment east of Edmonton.

Mounties in Strathcona County say a citizen who alerted them to the situation wasn't quite sure whether the "body" was real or fake.

Officers quickly determined it was a hoax and called in emergency services to bring the mannequin down.

It was dressed in red coveralls, a black balaclava and work gloves.

Police say it was a "dummy" move because the culprit or the responders could have been seriously injured around the power lines.