10 things that have actually been found in sewers

Cooking oils, wet wipes and nappies are known to contribute to blockages in our drains, which often get so big they become known as “fatbergs”.

But according to the Consumer Council for Water these aren’t the only unwelcomed objects they’ve discovered in the sewers in the last year. Here are 10 of the stranger items:

Prosthetic leg (Anglian Water)

Football net (Welsh Water)

Dead cow (Northumbrian Water)

Cutlery (South West Water)

Severed finger (Southern Water)

Half a Mini motorcar (Thames Water)

Settee (United Utilities)

False teeth (Wessex Water)

Mobile phones (Yorkshire Water)

Piranha fish (Severn Trent)

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