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Fire crews use sledge to rescue sheep from canal

Eleanor LawsonBBC News, West Midlands
News imageStaffordshire Fire and Rescue Service A firefighter in a yellow dinghy holds a met sheep to his chest. Another firefighter is in the water next to the boat holding the dingy. Staffordshire Fire and Rescue Service
Firefighters rescued the sheep who had entered the water and got stuck

Firefighters used a sledge to rescue a sheep which got stuck in a canal in south Staffordshire.

Staffordshire Fire and Rescue Service were called at 07:30 BST on Thursday to a canal off Botterham Lane, Swindon, following reports that a sheep had entered the water and got stuck.

Water and animal rescue teams attended the scene with numerous appliances, with crews using a sledge to rescue the sheep and return the animal to its field.

The sheep was not injured and crews left the scene at around 09:25 BST.

News imageStaffordshire Fire and Rescue Service A firefighter in a small yellow dinghy with two firefighters next to the boat in the water. They are in a canal approaching a sheep, almost hidden in the undergrowth on the canal.Staffordshire Fire and Rescue Service
The rescue operation in action

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