A cow who was stranded and facing certain death after it fell down a waterfall was saved in a dramatic helicopter rescue operation “like something out of an action film”.
Farmer Martin Smith, 27, noticed one of his 60 cattle went missing on Monday and began looking for the wandering cow. To his surprise, he spotted her 150ft down a steep ravine at the Crammel Linn waterfall near Gilsland, between Cumbria and Northumberland.
It had been raining heavily for the days prior which meant the 15-year-old Galloway was unable to climb back out to safety. Despite multiple attempts throughout the week to carry her out, their efforts were futile and hope was beginning to dwindle.
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