A man who has appeared to use a narwhal tusk to fend off a terrorist wielding a knife on London Bridge has been hailed as a hero for his unlikely choice of defensive weapon.
During Friday's event on London Bridge, which saw two members of the public die before the terrorists were apprehended, a man was seen carrying a what appeared to be a narwhal tusk.
Footage from the incident shows the man holding a long pointy object and prodding at one of the attackers before the police intervened.
Reports suggest that the man, who has since been named as Polish chef 'Luckasz' grabbed the tusk which was mounted on a wall at nearby Fishmongers Hall, and confronted the attacker.
A guy who was with us at Fishmongers Hall took a 5’ narwhale tusk from the wall and went out to confront the attack… https://t.co/DbygSjY171— Amy Coop (@Amy Coop) 1575059671
Man who took on the London Bridge terrorist with a narwhal tusk is from Poland, reports The Times. One of the heroe… https://t.co/XCfJkYRanP— Kevin Maguire (@Kevin Maguire) 1575104766
It is unclear what happened to the man or the tusk after the attack had been stopped but news of his remarkable heroism has captured the internet's imagination.
Yes. That is a chap with a 5ft narwhal tusk, taken from Fishmongers Hall, tackling a terrorist on London Bridge https://t.co/3xROM5XWAW— Sartorial Thug 🍸(Secretary of State for Bounders) (@Sartorial Thug 🍸(Secretary of State for Bounders)) 1575063380
Two Londoners, one armed with a fire extinguisher and the other with a narwhal tusk, take on a knife-wielding terro… https://t.co/WTFuBQ3UFP— Ben Stephens (@Ben Stephens) 1575069867
Sometimes, very very occasionally, I still love this country. https://t.co/DLnu5gXCJU— Tom Peck (@Tom Peck) 1575065338
@OhNoSheTwitnt A man on London Bridge with a narwhal tusk helped stop a terrorist. Our news is created by a random… https://t.co/4DJbiJvVKd— Dan Slott (@Dan Slott) 1575083686
Hats off to the Polish chef have-a-go hero who stood up to the London Bridge terrorist with a narwhal tusk he grabb… https://t.co/hJlCtJcEKL— James Melville (@James Melville) 1575102477
Today, a group of Londoners came together and used: - A fire extinguisher - A narwhal tusk - Their bare hands… https://t.co/vszrVYWNt5— Muhammad Lila (@Muhammad Lila) 1575073686
If there was a scene in a movie where bystanders tackle what they thought was a suicide bomber with fire extinguish… https://t.co/J3ymVtHQfF— Blair McDougall (@Blair McDougall) 1575103666
He has even become a very unlikely meme, celebrating this bizarre moment as if it was something that could only really ever happen in Britain.
Y’all. STOP everything. One of the guys who took down the knife attacker on London Bridge grabbed a five foot NAR… https://t.co/Yi6pBbFXCl— Dr. Waitman Beorn, Oracle of History (@Dr. Waitman Beorn, Oracle of History) 1575066977
Americans: Only a good guy with a gun can stop terrorists. Brits: Pass me the goddamn Narwhal tusk. https://t.co/vZMcZZXqSt— stuart hammond (@stuart hammond) 1575063332
I myself have often had fantasies of fighting unreasoning enemies with a narwhal tusk. Then again, who among us has… https://t.co/3qCC79Vx3p— Joe Hill (@Joe Hill) 1575073315
Only a good guy with a narwhal tusk can stop a bad guy with a knife. https://t.co/S6jWH4XQPd— Andrew Feinberg (@Andrew Feinberg) 1575067620
This is up there with the Glasgow Airport baggage handlers. https://t.co/bKyXy3KfGk— Blair McDougall (@Blair McDougall) 1575071451
This brings to mind the man who after the 2017 London Bridge attack, became a viral hit for running away from the incident with a pint of beer in his hand. And who could forget the man that used a trolley to try and stop an attack in Melbourne, Australia.
Heroes. Every single last one of them.
HT Mirror