Time Incident Posted: 08:28
Incident Date: 11/10/2016
Incident Location: Incident Location: Welford Road, Welford
Incident Number: 14957
Incident Type: Large Animal Rescue from Water
Initial Emergency Call Received: 07:53
Fire and Rescue Service Vehicles Attended: 1 appliance from Wigston and one from Market Harborough & Technical Rescue from Southern
Officer(s) in Charge of Incident: 1 Officer for Incident Command
Time Incident Closed: 11:12
Damage:
Believed Cause:
Initial Information: 1 large cow stuck in river. Cow is not in distress has been stuck for a considerable amount of time. Crews attempting to extricate
Updated Incident Information: 08:45 Technical Rescue have assessed scene and 2 personnel now being got to work in dry suits in attempts to carry out forward assist on cow.
09:43 Cow still remains in water however Vet is happy with health of cow. 3 Technical rescue personal now committed to the river, Now using strops in attempt to remove animal from river
10:19 Cow now rescued from river. Vet is meeting the farmer to access condition of the cow. No personnel in water and all equipment being made up.
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