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Oct 2021
Firefighters rescue sheep from swollen River Ure in Ripon
Firefighters rescued a flock of sheep which managed to get stranded in the middle of the swollen River Ure in Ripon.
A crew from the fire station in Ripon worked with water and animal rescue teams to save 12 sheep from the fast-flowing water yesterday. Heavy rain had caused river levels to rise, cutting off the sheep from land.
The firefighters got the call at around 9am and headed straight to the river.
They waded into the water and used their bodies to slow the current before shepherding the animals away from harm.
Tom Harrison, a firefighter who was part of the rescue effort, told the Stray Ferret:
This latest animal rescue comes almost a year after a similar incident with cows in the River Ure during the floods in November 2020.
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