Former Pink Floyd star Roger Waters' giant inflatable pig has been found in tatters in a desert town in Southern California.
The two-storey pig, used as part of Waters stage set since 1985, drifted away into the night after it broke loose from its tethers during the star's show at the Coachella Valley Arts and Music Festival on Sunday night.
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Two couples are reported to have found the shredded plastic remains of the pig outside their homes and will share the $10,000 reward offered by the festival organisers on Waters' behalf.
Reuters reports that Steve and Susan Stoltz were one of the couples to find a huge pile of shredded plastic in their driveway early on Monday morning. Their neighbour, Judy Rimmer, is reported to have found an even bigger pile in her driveway.
The couples initially believed they were victims of a practical joke. After reading media coverage of the missing pig however they contacted festival organisers who authenticated the remains.
Susan Stolz told Reuters: "They were really anxious to have the pig's remains, but we kept souvenirs."
Stoltz said the two couples will split the $10,000 reward. They will also each receive four festival tickets for life.
Thousands of papers bearing a checkmark next to the name of US Democratic presidential hopeful Barack Obama were dropped on neighbourhoods surrounding the Coachella festival during Waters' set.
Following complaints to local police by residents, Coachella organisers have been forced to mount a huge clean-up operation of the area.
Although organisers cannot confirm if Waters is the source of the leaflets, the inflatable pig bore political slogans and the word 'Obama' next to a ticked ballot box when it was displayed on Sunday.
The pig has long been associated with Waters. It made its debut appearance as a Pink Floyd prop in 1977 and was used on the cover of their album 'Animals'. When Waters left the group in 1985, he took the pig with him and it has appeared as part of his stage show ever since.
See our music blog for other occasions of stage prop mishaps.
