65515

Animal Rescue

Wood Lane,

Hinstock

Station ground: Market Drayton

Saturday, 4 August, 2018 01:21

At 01:21 on Saturday, 4 August, 2018, SFRS Fire Control received a call reporting an incident classified as Animal Rescue in Hinstock.

3 fire appliances including the Rescue Tender were mobilised from Market Drayton and Wellington. An Operations officer was in attendance.

Crews came across a cow that was stuck over a 7 bar gate and trapped by its rear legs. The cow was not in distress so crews made the scene safe. Prior to the arrival of the specialist animal rescue teams, the farmer arrived with machinery and freed the cow.

The stop message was received at Sat, 08/04/2018 - 01:39

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