A cow which became stuck in the mud was carried back to a farm suspended on the front of a JCB digger after being rescued by firefighters, writes Jack Evans.
Comical images show the grumpy-looking bovine being hoisted into the air after it was found trapped in a muddy brook in Uppingham, Rutland, on Monday, August 3.
Leicestershire Fire & Rescue Service spent 90 minutes along with a vet recovering the animal from the stream.
They used a JCB telehandler and animal rescue rescue equipment to carry her back down the road to her place on the farm - while still suspended in the air.
Firefighters from Uppingham Fire Station said the adventurous cow had ended up in someone's garden after falling in the Eye Brook in Caldecott.
The crew wrote on Facebook: "Today Uppingham crew, technical rescue and Rutland Veterinary Centre rescued a cow who had taken it upon herself to venture in to local brook and got stuck.
"She was lifted out using a telehandler and animals rescues equipment and lifted back to the farm.Well done to all involved."
Mike Thorne, from Rutland Veterinary Centre, who sedated the cow before the rescue, said: "It was quite bizarre. It was like seeing a hippo in a mud pool.
"She was a bit drowsy after, but walked off happy and healthy with a feeling of relief towards the rest of the herd."
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Firefighter Stephen Ball added: "The large cow was in someone's back garden after it had fallen in the water and swam down the river.
"However, it was a relatively smooth and successful rescue with a compliant sedated cow - if it was a horse it might have been different."
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