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| |Used platforms=Facebook, Telegram, Twitter, YouTube, X | | |Used platforms=Facebook, Telegram, Twitter, X, YouTube |
| |Used hashtags=#Löwin | | |Used hashtags=#Löwin |
| |Long description=On July 20, 2023, a free-roaming wild animal was spotted in Kleinmachnow, a suburb of Berlin. A video has been shared in a chat group and then uploaded to Twitter. Police received an emergency call and moved out to find the animal. According to an initial assessment of the video, the wild animal was a lioness. As a result, a very elaborate and costly search was conducted. Hundreds of police units were deployed, helicopters, drones and thermal imaging cameras were used. | | |Long description=On July 20, 2023, a free-roaming wild animal was spotted in Kleinmachnow, a suburb of Berlin. A video has been shared in a chat group and then uploaded to Twitter. Police received an emergency call and moved out to find the animal. According to an initial assessment of the video, the wild animal was a lioness. As a result, a very elaborate and costly search was conducted. Hundreds of police units were deployed, helicopters, drones and thermal imaging cameras were used. |
On July 20, 2023, a free-roaming wild animal was spotted in Kleinmachnow, a suburb of Berlin. Police received an emergency call and launched a 37-hour manhunt that attracted worldwide attention.
2023
Brandenburg/Berliln
Social Media
County
During
Real-world
Public Safety
On July 20, 2023, a free-roaming wild animal was spotted in Kleinmachnow, a suburb of Berlin. A video has been shared in a chat group and then uploaded to Twitter. Police received an emergency call and moved out to find the animal. According to an initial assessment of the video, the wild animal was a lioness. As a result, a very elaborate and costly search was conducted. Hundreds of police units were deployed, helicopters, drones and thermal imaging cameras were used.
The search for the wild animal lasted 37 hours and attracted worldwide attention.
According to New York Times reporter that others had fun with the chaos, and memes abounded: >The Twitter page for Deutsche Bahn, the national German railway operator, tweeted a helpful reminder that while house cats and smaller pets did not need their own tickets, larger pets, “other than companion lions,” required their own train passes.>
In the end, it turned out that the animal was a wild boar
https://www.zdf.de/nachrichten/panorama/chronologie-suche-loewin-wildschwein-berlin-100.html, https://www.tz.de/welt/twitter-polizei-raubtier-raubkatze-loewin-loewe-berlin-brandenburg-einsatz-video-92412930.html, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5xVAA3yZDT0
- Löwin
Cybertracker
no
Collecting and Analysing Information from SMCS, Ensuring Credible Information
Decision support whether the search makes sense or not.
The uploaded video was not immediately evaluated in a targeted manner. For the time being evaluation of content from social media is not part of the standard routine.
The social media provided visual material that could be evaluated. The analysis was performed with the help of Cybertracker experts. It is recommended that social media be used not only for press relations but also for operational tactics. This example shows how important it is to use social media in emergency response.
1 to 3 days
Facebook, Telegram, Twitter, X, YouTube
Created: 30 August 2023
Last edited: 18 November 2023
37-Hour Wild Animal Hunt in Kleinmachnow
On July 20, 2023, a free-roaming wild animal was spotted in Kleinmachnow, a suburb of Berlin. Police received an emergency call and launched a 37-hour manhunt that attracted worldwide attention.
Hazard:
Public Safety
Year:
2023
Location:
Brandenburg/Berliln
Scale:
County
Publishing Organisation
unknown
Thematic
- Collecting and Analysing Information from SMCS
- Ensuring Credible Information
Disaster Management Phase
During
Description
On July 20, 2023, a free-roaming wild animal was spotted in Kleinmachnow, a suburb of Berlin. A video has been shared in a chat group and then uploaded to Twitter. Police received an emergency call and moved out to find the animal. According to an initial assessment of the video, the wild animal was a lioness. As a result, a very elaborate and costly search was conducted. Hundreds of police units were deployed, helicopters, drones and thermal imaging cameras were used.
The search for the wild animal lasted 37 hours and attracted worldwide attention.
According to New York Times reporter that others had fun with the chaos, and memes abounded: >The Twitter page for Deutsche Bahn, the national German railway operator, tweeted a helpful reminder that while house cats and smaller pets did not need their own tickets, larger pets, “other than companion lions,” required their own train passes.>
In the end, it turned out that the animal was a wild boar
What was the overall goal of the Use Case?
Decision support whether the search makes sense or not.What worked well and could be recommended to others?
The social media provided visual material that could be evaluated. The analysis was performed with the help of Cybertracker experts. It is recommended that social media be used not only for press relations but also for operational tactics. This example shows how important it is to use social media in emergency response.What limitations were identified?
The uploaded video was not immediately evaluated in a targeted manner. For the time being evaluation of content from social media is not part of the standard routine.Which social media and crowdsourcing technologies were used?
Which social media platforms were used?
Which hashtags or keywords were used?
#Löwin
