Incident
Animal rescue
Date
9.41am - 10 January 2024
Last updated
5.36pm - 10 January 2024
Status
Closed
Incident type
Large
Location
Hartland
Attending station
Barnstaple
Hartland
Fire Control mobilised an appliance from Hartland with Specialist Rescue Team from Barnstaple and 2 officers to a report of bullock that had got stuck in a slurry pit.
Crew got to work making sure that the bullock's head was above the slurry and confirmed that a telehandler was en-route from a neighbouring farm.
The crew successfully rescued the bullock from the slurry pit using mud mats, strops and an agricultural telehandler.