Firefighters rescue two cows from 4m slurry pit
© Bodmin Community Fire Station Two cows have been rescued after falling into a slurry pit on a farm in Cornwall.
Emergency services were called to the farm in Burlawn, near Wadebridge, at 7.35am on Saturday 11 February.
They used specialist equipment, including inflatable rescue paths, and the farmer’s telehandler to safely remove the cows from the 4m-deep pit.
© Bodmin Community Fire Station
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Appliances from Bodmin, Wadebridge Community Fire Station, and water rescue appliances from St Austell Community Fire Station were sent to the scene.
“Using specialist equipment from Bodmin and St Austell, along with a telehandler from the farm, we were able to safely remove the cows and reunite them with their herd. #NotJustFires,” said a statement on Bodmin Community Fire Station’s Facebook page.