Firefighters are working to rescue a cow that has become wedged between 2 rocks in Chale this morning (Saturday).
Crews from Newport, Ryde and Ventnor are in attendance at a farm on Upper House Lane off of Church Place.
2 fire appliances – 1 from Newport and 1 from Ventnor – are on the scene alongside the Animal Rescue Unit from Newport and the Land Rover from Ryde. A duty officer is also in attendance.
Crews are working together to help free the trapped cow using specialist equipment.
Firefighters were called to the incident at around 09:15.
UPDATE @ 10:30 – The Rescue Tender from Newport has now been called in to assist in rescuing the cow.
An appliance from Cowes Fire Station has been put on standby at Newport to provide a safe level of fire cover in the county town whilst the incident is ongoing.
UPDATE @ 13:20 – The cow has now been successfully freed from its predicament after falling down a cliff verge.
Firefighters used their specialist equipment to free the trapped animal.
The emergency services have now stood down from the incident.
Stuck in-between a rock and a hard place!
Does this mean that all cows that become stuck are free?
The poor old cow had probably spent all night at the Moooovies.
Oh, well done!
Can’t they smear it with Butter then push it free? Or wait a day, give it water until it loses weight?
My hubby has an SDS drill which breaks stone if it is of any use. 110v so safe on animals.
They couldn’t find the cow at first because he was under the udder one.
Well done to all the emergency services involved in the rescue of this poor cow.
‘Specialist equipment’ for freeing trapped cows. Now that’s what I call forward thinking!