PHOTOS: Exmouth specialist animal rescue team in action

By Hannah Corfield

29th Jul 2021 | Local News

The specialist animal rescue team at Exmouth Fire Services were called out on Monday (11 May) to assist with a cow that had become stuck in a stream on a farm in Tedburn St Mary.

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The photos attached show the team extracting the animal from the stream and bringing her to safety.

A spokesperson for Exmouth Fire Station said: "The cow had been missing for a couple of days and was found a long way from the herd in a river.

"She was extremely fatigued and unable to rescue herself.

"The crew used a specialist harness and telehandler to lift her out."

     

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