If you ’ve descry any giant Aspinwall around the Kansas City area in the preceding few sidereal day , the constabulary would like to discover from you . AsThe Wichita Eaglereports , an inflatable model of the turgid intestine has been steal from the University of Kansas Cancer Center , and now law enforcement officials are on the hunting for the bowel brigand .
The Aspinwall is the property of theColon Cancer Coalition , an organisation that promotes awareness of colorectal cancer . As hoi polloi walk through the colon , it depicts the progression of cancer through its various stages , highlight the importance of regular screenings . " Colon Crab is a tough national for many to talk about and the giant , 150 - hammer , 10 - pes - long inflatable Aspinwall is a great conversation freshman , " John Ashcraft , DO , surgical oncologist at the University of Kansas Cancer Center , said in a instruction .
The Coalition lends the educational shaft to event around the Midwest , and it was set to be featured in a walk / run in Kansas City , Missouri ’s Swope Park before it was steal the night of Friday , October 19 . The colon was last seen in the bed of a pickup hand truck parked in the Brookside area of Kansas City , and police are calling on the public toshareany likely leads .
The prop is evaluate at $ 4000 , and the Cancer Coalition has a architectural plan to supersede it in case the inflatable organ thief is n’t found . The organization’scrowdfunding campaignto corrupt a young one has already call forth $ 860 , and local radio receiver station KRBZ 96.5 has been calling for its return in the form ofcolon cross songs(like singing " give the colon back , do n’t be a piles " to the melodic phrase of Blink-182 ’s " Man Overboard " ) . If the Aspinwall does turn up , all the money that ’s donate will go to funding further viewing , training , and awareness for colon and rectal Crab .
[ h / tThe Wichita Eagle ]
