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Edvard Munch's The Scream found in log at Big Cat Sanctuary in Smarden

14:15, 04 December 2020

updated: 14:41, 04 December 2020

A couple of volunteers made an interesting discovery when chopping logs - a likeness of Edvard Munch's The Scream.

Ian Suitters and Russell Davies were in the middle of volunteering for The Big Cat Sanctuary in Smarden yesterday when they saw it.

The volunteers found this incarnation of Edvard Munch's The Scream while chopping logs at The Big Cat Sanctuary. Picture: Ian Suitters
The volunteers found this incarnation of Edvard Munch's The Scream while chopping logs at The Big Cat Sanctuary. Picture: Ian Suitters

Ian, 65, said: "We were at either end of the log and when he chainsawed it both of us went 'Blimey, that looks just like The Scream'.

"I thought that people need cheering up at the moment and everyone likes seeing strange things, so I sent it in."

The men were in the middle of chopping up trees which had been cleared to make way for a new electrical supply.

Mr Suitters, who lives near Vinters Park in Maidstone, has been helping out at the sanctuary for more than two years.

Ian Suitters made the discovery while volunteering at The Big Cat Sanctuary
Ian Suitters made the discovery while volunteering at The Big Cat Sanctuary

He said: "It's really enjoyable work, I get to see the cats every week and it gives me a bit of exercise."

When asked whether he'd ever seen any strange images in things before, he said: "Not really, I've never found Jesus in a bowl of cornflakes or anything like that."

However famous faces have popped up in odd places around the county for decades.

Click here to see Margaret Thatcher in an ultrasound and Jesus in mould.

For more quirky and unusual stories, click here.

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