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BBC reporter spots UFO over England

COTTERED, England, Aug. 5 (UPI) -- A BBC journalist said he spotted a UFO hovering over a field in the English countryside while driving to an airport in the early morning.

Mike Sewell, a sports journalist for the BBC, said he was driving through Cottered, England, to the Stansted Airport at 4:15 a.m. Wednesday when he "saw this big bright light in the sky descending towards the road and as it got closer it banked to the left," The Sun reported Thursday.

"As it banked to the left it went cross-country, I could see underneath and it wasn't an airplane and it wasn't a helicopter," Sewell said. "I dread saying this, disc-shaped. It had several lights flashing all around it and underneath there were at least two large panel lights, soft white lights underneath."

Sewell said he "eventually lost sight of it after two or three minutes."

"It was weird. I was totally freaked out," he said.

Hertfordshire police said they did not receive any reports of a UFO Wednesday morning.

Both chutes fail, skydiver breaks ankle

AUCHTERARDER, Scotland, Aug. 5 (UPI) -- A Scottish skydiver whose reserve parachute became tangled in the main chute survived with only a broken ankle after landing in soft, boggy ground.

Zoe Sievwight of Dundee said she jumped from a plane at about 3,500 feet Saturday after taking off from Skydive Strathallan and soon discovered her parachute was too tangled to use, The Daily Mirror reported Thursday.

"I had to cut away and pull my reserve parachute, but it got tangled up in the main one," Sievwight said.

Sievwight said she went into a "complete panic."

"I looked at the ground and thought that was it, there was nothing else I could do. I didn't think I was going to make it. I thought I was dead," Sievwight said. "I braced for impact and I don't really remember what happened after that. There was a bit of shock but I didn't black out. I was just lying on the ground and I kind of nudged myself into the recovery position."

Rescuers said Sievwight landed in a boggy area more than a mile from the drop zone and suffered only a broken ankle. She was treated at Ninewells Hospital.

Kieran Brady, chairman of Skydie Strathallan in Auchterarder, said Sievwight would have been able to use her reserve chute if she had cut away her steering toggles and flared her canopy.

Therapy dog made honorary nurse

SAN ANTONIO, Aug. 5 (UPI) -- A golden retriever has been made an honorary registered nurse for her services as a therapy dog at a San Antonio hospital.

Cindy and her owner and colleague, Suzanne Stanley, were presented with a pin and a Paws That Heal plaque in a ceremony Wednesday at Christus Santa Rosa Children's Hospital, the San Antonio Express-News reported.

"She is a very special dog, so for her to be recognized is very sweet," Stanley said. "She'll go into a room with a parent and a child and she'll immediately go to the parent. I don't know what her sense is, but we just go with it."

Stanley, a retired nurse, acquired Cindy, now 6, four years ago as a rescue dog. A year later, the two began visiting the hospital's pediatric unit and now also spend time in the neonatal and intensive care units.

The two also visit nursing homes.

"I'm not anything but the holder of the leash," Stanley said. "She does the work and I hold the leash. And make sure no one steps on her tail."

On Wednesday, Cindy spent time with Miguel Pena, a 10-month old who played with her fur and ears.

Couple offer $500 for return of toy monkey

NEW YORK, Aug. 5 (UPI) -- A New York couple is offering a $500 reward for the return of the stuffed toy monkey they have thought of as a "child" for 10 years.

Jack Zinzi, 58, and Bonni Marcus, 47, said they think Bongo, an 8-inch-tall Beanie Baby Zinzi bought as a gift for Marcus 10 years ago, fell out of Zinzi's pocket around 7 p.m. Sunday while they were on their way to the El Viejo Yayo restaurant in the Park Slope neighborhood, the New York Post reported Thursday.

"It's heartbreaking," Zinzi said. "It's like losing a child. We take him everywhere we go, we talk to him. We even love to stand him up and make him dance and come alive."

The couple have posted signs around the neighborhood promising a $500 reward for the toy's return. They said they have a "spiritual connection" with Bongo and his absence has put a strain on their relationship.