A group of quick-thinking children on an Easter egg hunt dropped to the ground and formed a human arrow to help police find two suspected burglars.

The youngsters were in the middle of a field when they spotted a police helicopter above.

Having already clocked two fleeing men, they laid on the ground with their arms outstretched, pointing to where the suspects were.

The National Police Air Service crew onboard followed the line of the arrow and spotted the pair in some undergrowth.

They told officers on the ground where the suspects had fled to, and they were both found and arrested.

As a thank you, the crew later landed nearby to greet the children - once they had finished their Good Friday Easter egg hunt.

The helicopter had been called by Surrey Police after a report of intruders at a disused building off Horsham Road in Capel, Mole Valley.

I’m sure the last thing the group of daring Capel residents expected when they set out on Friday afternoon was to abandon their Easter egg hunt to assist us in a police search but the initiative they demonstrated proved to be invaluable. NPAS Sgt Paul Sochon