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A DORSET resident was left feeling “creeped out” after witnessing a swing appearing to rock back and forth by itself in an empty children’s play area.
A short video of the event captured on Charlotte Grummitt’s phone has been shared around the world on social media, causing various people to suggest that someone had just jumped off the swing.
However, Charlotte, who is a practice manager at a GP’s surgery, insisted there was nobody else around. Charlotte filmed the “self-rocking swing” whilst walking her dog, Mabel, around Corfe Mullen Wreck, just behind Badbury View Road in Wimborne.
The Daily Mirror reported: “She was walking her dog at the time. At first, she thought there must have been someone in the park that she had missed, but after double-checking, she discovered it was empty.
“Charlotte is convinced that she’s seen the ghost of a child still swinging in their favourite park – and admits she’s creeped out.”
The incident happened on a foggy afternoon at around 5.00 pm when the weather was still.
A video of the 'mysterious ghost swing' can be seen on YouTube.
“At first, it was a bit misty, but then I walked across the field and it got really misty to the point I couldn’t see in front of me,” said Charlotte.
“I headed back to my car and then towards the park when my dog started acting weird. As I was walking along, I saw this swing just keep swinging.
“There was no one in the park, no kids either, so it’s not as if someone had just jumped off and let it go.”
Charlotte “noticed the swing and watched it for about twelve to fifteen seconds. Then I stood there for about fifteen seconds to film it, but even after I left it was still swinging.”
At the time of the event, Charlotte was walking her six-month-old Goldendoodle puppy. She added:
“Sometimes they say that animals can pick up these spiritual things. My dog was acting really weird.
“Normally, she runs off and wants to play, but instead she was by my side the whole time. It was like she could feel something.”
