Cow rescued by firefighters

Saturday 26th June 2010, 10:43AM BST.

A cow had to be hoisted to safety by firefighters after it fell into a ditch near Shrewsbury.

The animal got into a spot of bother just before 8pm yesterday on farmland near Cruckton.

Firefighters managed to pull the stricken animal back to the safety of its field.



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