'Legendary' Gosport fox known for sunbathing on car roofs is celebrated after 'sad' death

A ‘LEGENDARY’ fox known for his cheeky misbehaviour at a marina – including sunbathing on car roofs – has been celebrated after dying.

By Steve Deeks

Published 6th Feb 2022, 14:52 BST

Watch more of our videos on Shots!
and live on Freeview channel 276

Beneteau, known as Benny, will be ‘sadly missed’ by those who came to know him for his antics.

Emotions run high as popular Tesco worker Gary is welcomed back after surviving ...

The Gosport Marina fox was a popular figure at the location where he was regularly seen getting up to no good.

Benny the fox at Gosport Marina. Pic Commodore Yachting on Facebook

Benny the fox at Gosport Marina. Pic Commodore Yachting on Facebook

Commodore Yachting, based at the marina, posted on Facebook: ‘He will be sadly missed by all of us at Commodore Yachting, where he would steal and partially eat deck shoes, rummage through our bins and sunbathe on the roofs of cars.

‘RIP fella, we’ll be having a few drinks in your honour tonight.’

Commodore Yachting referred to Benny as a ‘legend’.

SEE ALSO: Mysterious dog bug

The post included pictures of Benny at his mischievous best relaxing on top of cars.

A message from the Editor, Mark Waldron

Subscribe here for unlimited access to all our coverage, including Pompey, for just 26p a day.

Gosport Facebook Pompey

Comment Guidelines

National World encourages reader discussion on our stories. User feedback, insights and back-and-forth exchanges add a rich layer of context to reporting. Please review our Community Guidelines before commenting.