Fire crews free stuck cow in three-hour overnight rescue

Fire crews have pulled a cow to safety after it became stuck in a brook at a West Sussex nature reserve.

The ten-year-old British White animal got stuck in mud up to its shoulders after straying into Boldings Brook at the Warnham site near Horsham on Thursday evening (July 11th).

Wardens at the site discovered the animal while carrying out welfare checks on livestock.

Hampshire Specialist Fire and Rescue Service attended the scene along with support from Sussex Fire and Rescue officers and a vet.

After a three-hour rescue operation the cow was freed from the river and given precautionary steroids and antibiotics.

The ten year old cow is now safe and sound on dry land at the Reserve.

Horsham District Council, which operates the reserve, has thanked rescue crews and council wardens for working through the night.

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