Animal rescue

A crew from Williton, together with a Special Animal Rescue Team from Barnstaple and specialist officer have spent most of the day attempting and then successfully rescuing a sheep trapped on a steep slope of a quarry in dense brambles. The length of time taken to effect the rescue was not just the safety and welfare of the animal but of our crews too. Once on scene the specialist team lowered themselves down to the sheep before securing it with harness equipment and returning back up to safety and level ground. The sheep was uninjured and safely released, with crews confirming the incident under control at 1645hrs.