Mid Wales Fire crews rescue 800kg bull from bog near Brecon
Firefighters spent more than two hours rescuing an 800kg bull stuck in a bog near Brecon on Sunday
Mid and West Wales Fire and Rescue Service were called to the incident in Llanfihangel Nant Bran at 11.36am, where Bruce, a nine-year-old stock bull, had become trapped up to his chest in mud.
Crews from Brecon and Pontardawe fire stations responded, along with Brecon’s all-terrain vehicle and pick-up truck, and the specialist Animal Rescue Team from Pontardawe. They were assisted on scene by Honddu Vets and local residents.
The rescue proved challenging and took around two and a half hours, with crews using animal rescue lines, slings, straps and trowels to safely free Bruce. He was fully extricated at around 5.30pm.
Bruce’s owner, Marilyn Jones, said: “Thank you so much to everyone who has been involved in rescuing Bruce today.
“Bruce is now happy eating in his field, having been for a long walk since being rescued.”
Crews left the scene at 5:45pm.
