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Oak Bay axe man turns out to be gardener

Calls came into Oak Bay police on Friday afternoon of a man swinging an axe while riding a bicycle near Beach Drive and Somass Drive. When officers found the man, it turned out he was just on his way to do some outdoor work.
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Calls came into Oak Bay police on Friday afternoon of a man swinging an axe while riding a bicycle near Beach Drive and Somass Drive.

When officers found the man, it turned out he was just on his way to do some outdoor work.

“He was enroute to assist a gardener with a job at a residence on Beach Dr. Mystery solved,” police wrote on social media.