Cow rescued from Bridgnorth reservoir
Half a dozen fire crews were called to help a cow that found itself stranded in deep water in the Bridgnorth area.
The unfortunate animal was pulled out of a reservoir on Monday by an off-road vehicle, after it fell in.
It got stuck in the water at Quatford and specialist fire crews had to be called out to get the cow back on dry land.
Crews from Bridgnorth, Shrewsbury and Wellington were called to save the stranded animal at about 11am, among them an incident support unit, a rescue tender, the water rescue unit and an operations officer.
The rescue mission took about two hours.
A spokesman for Shropshire Fire and Rescue said: "A cow stuck in the reservoir was rescued by fire service personnel using lines.
"Some undergrowth was cleared to enable a ramp to be made, and with the help of a 4x4 loader the cow was pulled to safety.
"A vet in attendance examined cow after rescue."
The incident happened on Wednesday afternoon.
Earlier this month a cow was hauled from a canal in the early hours after it wandered into the water at Adderley, near Market Drayton on June 7.
The cow was discovered at about 2am and again harnesses and straps were used to get it out of the water, in a operation that took about two hours.
A spokesman for Shropshire Fire and Rescue said it was quite common for livestock to go wandering off in search of a drink of water during the warmer weather, only to find themselves getting stuck or falling in.
