Police are hunting for the owner of an elephant left at an airport.

The stuffed elephant, nicknamed Nelly by Gatwick Police, was found at the airport today.

Police have launched an appeal to help reunit the lost toy, found in Gatwick's North Terminal, with its owner.

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A spokesman for Gatwick Police said: "We know someone out there must be missing him, let's do our best to reunite him with his owner.

"C section are currently looking after him.

"He has been named temporarily as Nelly."

The appeal, posted on Twitter, already has over 200 retweets.