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Traffic was held on the A38 in Plymouth this morning after reports of a llama walking along the road towards Cornwall.

Emergency services were alerted to the animal on the 70mph road at 9.44am.

The road was temporarily closed westbound until 10.22am.

At the same time police had to recover a surfboard from the road.

The llama was spotted on the A38 westbound between the A374 Plymouth Road and the B3413 Forder Valley Road. It was in lane one walking towards Cornwall.

The surfboard was near the A386 junction for Outland Road at the Manadon Roundabout.

Trafic service Inrix said at 10.30am: "All lanes re-opened, a llama no longer on road on A38 The Parkway Westbound from A374 Plymouth Road to B3413 Forder Valley Road..Callers reporting a llama walking around lane one (of two) heading towards Cornwall."