UDDER DEDICATION AS COASTGUARDS HELP STRANDED COW

Coastguards had a late finish last night after they were called out to help rescue a cow that had become stuck 30ft down a cliff on the Isle of Wight.

Solent Coastguard was contacted just after 10.30pm last night by the fire service asking for help to recover the animal at Chilton Chine.

The Needles and Ventnor Coastguard Rescue Teams were sent to the scene to initially provide safety cover. When they arrived though, the Coastguard rescue officers were able to encourage the cow the last few feet down to the beach. It was then led back up the road to be reunited with the owner. Aside from a couple of small cuts, the cow was otherwise unharmed.

The night still wasn’t over for the teams however, as they helped the farmer round up his herd of 47 young cows that had somehow managed to escape from a field along the coast at Brook.

Coastguards eventually returned to their base at 2am this morning.

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