Rescuers Save Cow from Swimming Pool

Rescuers in Australia rescued a cow that got stuck in a swimming pool recently. The New South Wales State Emergency Service (NSW SES) stepped in to help the cow after it got stuck in a family’s pool.

NSW SES shared the story in a Facebook post, “On Saturday afternoon the NSW SES Gilgandra Unit were ‘Mooed to respond’ to an unusual, large animal rescue call – a cow in a swimming pool.”

Luckily, rescuers were called to help the cow to safety, “On arrival, they found one very friendly, healthy cow standing neck deep in water. After a period of time and some significant coaxing, she was freed from her watery escape. A great outcome for all. Large animal rescue, is a capability in which NSW SES Gilgandra Unit have two accredited operator/trainers. Well done all involved.”

Rescuers believe the cow got spooked and ran through a fence and into the water, local station 9 News reported.

“Because the cow was quite relaxed and appeared very good-natured, we thought we could coax her to walk up the steps of the pool.
“We didn’t want to distress her because it’s much easier working with a cow that’s cooperative than one that’s not being cooperative,” Geoff Kiehne, SES Commander for the Gilgandra Unit, told the outlet of the incident, “We were very happy with how the rescue went and we’re lucky we didn’t have to use a crane. It was a very unusual event, I’ve never had a cow in a pool before.”

Read more rescue stories in One Green Planet, including this dog that was reduced from an irrigation pipe. 

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