Three dairy cows have been rescued after becoming stuck in an underground slurry pit.
Fire and Rescue crews from Newtown and Montgomery attended the incident at a farm in Mellington, near Churchstoke, at 5.52am on Thursday, April 11.
The cows had fallen into a slurry pit and were safely rescued by firefighters using a concrete disk cutter, fire service slings and the farmer's telehandler.
The operation took more than three hours, but Mid and West Wales Fire and Rescue Service reported that all three cows had survived without being harmed.
03P1 mobilised at 06:02 to a large animal rescue on a farm in mellington, this turned out to be 3 dairy cows stuck in an underground slurry pit, made pumps 2 for man power, so 01P1 mobilised from @NewtownFireStn all 3 cows survived, great team work, 13:00 booked off
— Montgomery Fire Stn (@MontyFireSTN) April 11, 2019
Group Manager Steve Rowlands, Mid and West Wales Fire and Rescue Service, said: “This was a very successful extrication by our crews. It certainly wasn’t a quick job, as firefighters had to ensure that enough space was cleared so that the cows could be removed safely and without injury."
He added: "I would like to thank the crews for their professionalism and thorough work at this incident.”
Emergency services left what was described as a “large animal rescue” at 9.08am.
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