PHOTOS: Exmouth specialist animal rescue team in action

By Hannah Corfield 29th Jul 2021

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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