A specialist rescue team from Exmouth have saved a cow from a ditch in Somerset today (Monday, August 15).
At around 2pm, Devon and Somerset Fire and Rescue Service control received a call reporting a cow stuck in a mud-filled ditch in Godney near Wells.
An animal rescue tactical advisor attended and requested the attendance of a fire engine from Glastonbury and the Specialist Rescue Team from Exmouth.
Fire crews started to dig away a peat bank to create an exit for the animal. After the arrival of the farmer, fire crews rescued the cow from the water and peat-filled ditch using rescue lines and tools to dig away the bank.
The cow was returned unharmed to the farmer.
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