<div>Police in the US state of New York broke into a vehicle to 'rescue' an apparently frozen woman, only to find it was a life-size mannequin, media reports said.<br /><br />A caller described as "upset" called police on Friday to report a woman "frozen to death" in a parked car in the city of Hudson.<br /><br />Officers rushed to the scene found a seat-belted figure wearing an oxygen mask sitting motionless in the passenger seat.<br /><br />Police said the car was covered in snow, suggesting it had been left overnight in temperatures of about -13C.<br /><br />Police said the mannequin was extremely realistic, with real clothing, glasses, shoes, teeth and skin blemishes. It was even wearing a seat belt.<br /><br />They later tracked down the owner, who complained about the police action.<br /><br />The mannequin's owner said he used it as a medical training aid.<br /><br />"It is my understanding that the owner was incredulous that we took action in this matter," police chief L Edward Moore said in a statement.<br /><br />"He apparently was quite vocal and vulgar to my sergeant."<br /><br />Chief Moore had this message for mannequin owners.<br /><br />"Just to clear the record, all citizens of Hudson should be put on notice that if you park your locked vehicle on the street on a sub-zero night with a life-size realistic mannequin seated in it... we will break your window."</div>
<div>Police in the US state of New York broke into a vehicle to 'rescue' an apparently frozen woman, only to find it was a life-size mannequin, media reports said.<br /><br />A caller described as "upset" called police on Friday to report a woman "frozen to death" in a parked car in the city of Hudson.<br /><br />Officers rushed to the scene found a seat-belted figure wearing an oxygen mask sitting motionless in the passenger seat.<br /><br />Police said the car was covered in snow, suggesting it had been left overnight in temperatures of about -13C.<br /><br />Police said the mannequin was extremely realistic, with real clothing, glasses, shoes, teeth and skin blemishes. It was even wearing a seat belt.<br /><br />They later tracked down the owner, who complained about the police action.<br /><br />The mannequin's owner said he used it as a medical training aid.<br /><br />"It is my understanding that the owner was incredulous that we took action in this matter," police chief L Edward Moore said in a statement.<br /><br />"He apparently was quite vocal and vulgar to my sergeant."<br /><br />Chief Moore had this message for mannequin owners.<br /><br />"Just to clear the record, all citizens of Hudson should be put on notice that if you park your locked vehicle on the street on a sub-zero night with a life-size realistic mannequin seated in it... we will break your window."</div>