THE son of the operator of Longville Park Farm in Clarendon, Philip Bunting, has offered an explanation as to how a man accused of stealing fish from the farm was able to stay under water for more than two hours as reported in last Wednesdays edition of Chat!.

According to Bunting g**** grows out about 1/12 ft into the water of 400 x 200 foot pond.

We knew he could be sticking his nose in the g**** hidden from view to catch breath from time to time, he explained, adding that in light of this he had 13 men stationed at various points around the pond watching to see when and if he surfaced.

According to Bunting four men were also walking around in the pond trying to flush him out.

Two times he was discovered, one felt his foot and another touch a part of his body and he swam awayyet in all of this his head never appeared on the waters surface, Bunting continued.

Bunting gave his explanation on the same day that Doctor Paul Wright suggested that the accused man could have used a reed to breathe while under the water during the ordeal.

You can use a drinking straw or a hollow reed and stay under water as long as you want to, the sports doctor explained.

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