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7-ton mango theft revealed as publicity stunt
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The “theft” of a three-story, seven-ton mango statue in northern Australia was revealed yesterday to be an elaborate publicity stunt by a fast-food chain.
The disappearance on Monday of the Big Mango, a towering fiberglass likeness of the fruit which is abundant in its hometown of Bowen, Queensland, made international headlines and a Facebook page was set up.
But a chicken restaurant chain has said it was responsible for “borrowing” the tourist attraction.
“The disappearance of Bowen’s Big Mango has generated quite a lot of attention over the last day or so, and we confess Nando’s was behind moving the three-story-high, ten-ton tourist attraction,” it said on its website.
“Nando’s would like to thank the people of Bowen for being good sports about us ‘borrowing’ their beautiful mango.
The chain said the reason for the stunt would be revealed soon and that the mango would be put back in place.
The fruit, unveiled in 2002, seemed to have been harvested by thieves using heavy machinery.
But suspicions were raised when police said they were not investigating.
A caller to ABC radio yesterday said the mango was lying in the bush behind the information center where it usually sits.
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