A 600kg cow sparked an unusual rescue operation in the early hours of Wednesday morning after falling into a garden swimming pool in Coverack.
Two crews from St Keverne Fire Station attended the incident at around 1.18am on Wednesday (November 11). The animal is believed to have strayed into the garden before walking onto a pool cover, which gave way beneath its weight.
The cow fell into the swimming pool, which measured approximately ten metres by five metres and was 1.2 metres deep.
Firefighters secured the animal using general-purpose lines before deploying a light portable pump to remove water from the pool. Crews reduced the water level to around 50 per cent, allowing the cow to be safely guided out.
A spokesperson for Cornwall Fire and Rescue Service said: “Once the water was sufficiently low, the animal was led to safety and left in the care of the farmer.”
No injuries were reported and the incident was brought to a successful conclusion after the stranded cow was safely returned to dry land.
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