Threat to kill wild boar that stole nude bather's laptop prompts outcry

Berlin officials say Elsa and her piglets pose a danger and may have to be withdrawn'

A wild boar that has become a frequent visitor at a lakeside bathing resort in Berlin is attracting a growing band of supporters following authorities' suggestion that it could have to be killed.

The animal, nicknamed Elsa, has earned something akin to celebrity status after a series of photos of it and its piglets stealing a nude bather's laptop at Teufelssee lake in west Berlin went viral this month.