Water buffaloes cause 'havoc' in Essex couple's £70,000 swimming pool

18 water buffaloes stampeded into a couple's back garden to have a swim in £70,000 new pool

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NFU Mutual awarded the couple £25,000 in damages almost 10 months after the incident took place
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NFU Mutual awarded the couple £25,000 in damages almost 10 months after the incident took place

A retired couple have been awarded £25,000 from NFU Mutual after 18 water buffaloes caused ‘insurmountable damage' to their refurbished garden and swimming pool. Andy and Lynette Smith, from Essex,...

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