You've goat to be kidding!
Police officers in Enid, Oklahoma responded to wails of what they thought was a human in distress.
But it turned out the alarming call actually came from something else entirely.
You can watch the footage, here.
Bodycam footage of an officer running toward the cries for help revealed they were coming from a goat that had been “separated from one of his friends."
The Enid Police Department posted the lighthearted discovery on their Facebook page and wrote:
"Sometimes a call can really get your goat."
"Yesterday, Officer David Sneed and Officer Neal Storey responded to a report of someone heard yelling for help."
"Upon arriving, the officers began walking toward the faint sound of someone yelling."
"As they got closer, Officer Sneed could hear a distinct yell for 'help.'”
"Running toward the sound, the two soon discovered their damsel in distress was a very upset goat, who the farmer explained, had been separated from one of his friends."
Upon discovering the barnyard animal was the culprit, the officer wearing the bodycam was heard telling his compatriots:
"I'm like, 'that's a person.'"
"Yeah, from this long distance, sounds like hell."
The department's page concluded the post with gratitude and a dad joke.
"Thank you, gentlemen. Your swift actions (although in the end not necessary) are appreciated by us all."
"All in all, you really can’t say it was that baaad of a call."
Twitter couldn't resist passing up an opportunity for wisecracks.
\u201c@BBCWorld The goat who cried wolf\u201d— BBC News (World) (@BBC News (World)) 1683791900
\u201c@BBCWorld That was me watching Thor: Love and Thunder.\u201d— BBC News (World) (@BBC News (World)) 1683791900
\u201c@BBCWorld Goat to be kidding me, bhahahahaha!\u201d— BBC News (World) (@BBC News (World)) 1683791900
\u201c@people Bahhhhhd goat \ud83d\udc10\u201d— People (@People) 1683751685
People continued sharing their genuine thoughts on the situation.
\u201c@davenewworld_2 Yep, had goats and somebody called the cops thought somebody was screaming ... love goats, but they are loud\u201d— Fifty Shades of Whey (@Fifty Shades of Whey) 1683804737
\u201c@davenewworld_2 It just makes me happy when police spring into action to help anybody, whether it be person or goat.\u201d— Fifty Shades of Whey (@Fifty Shades of Whey) 1683804737
\u201c@davenewworld_2 Nice to see a video of cops hustling to help for a change. Goats are hilarious\u201d— Fifty Shades of Whey (@Fifty Shades of Whey) 1683804737
\u201c@ABC Yep this the most Oklahoma thing, well that and cows walking down the highway lol\u201d— ABC News (@ABC News) 1683793811
\u201c@ABC Thank goodness no shots were fired or goats harmed in this case\u201d— ABC News (@ABC News) 1683793811
It's a relief knowing no actual humans were in peril here.
But kudos to the fearless officers who quickly sprang into action to butt in.
After all, no goats, no glory.