Fire crews called to farm after calf falls into slurry pit

Shropshire Fire and Rescue Service said they were called to a farm in Pontesbury to help rescue a calf which had fallen into a slurry pit

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Firefighters from Shropshire had to rescue the calf which had fallen into a slurry pit (Wellington Station)
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Firefighters from Shropshire had to rescue the calf which had fallen into a slurry pit (Wellington Station)

Firefighters embarked on an animal rescue mission in Shropshire after a calf had managed to fall and get itself stuck in a slurry pit.

Shropshire Fire and Rescue Service said they received a report of a calf which had fallen into a slurry pit at a farm in Pontesbury on Habberley Road at 6.04am this morning (November 9).

See also: Cattle rescued after farm fire in Kent

Two firefighters said they wore dry suits and used an inflatable rescue path to reach the calf and bring the livestock back to land.

Once rescued, crews said the calf was washed with a hose before being wrapped in animal feed to keep dry off.

The calf wrapped in animal feed after being rescued from a slurry pit (Wellington Station)

See also: Farmers rescue 'Britain's loneliest sheep'

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