Dorset cow hoisted to safety after getting stuck in mud

Firefighters were able to hoist the cow to safety

A cow that got stuck in thick mud has been hoisted to safety by firefighters.

Crews spent almost three hours helping the animal after being called to Glanvilles Wootton, near Sherborne in Dorset, at 17:40 BST on Monday.

The fire service said the cow was "very stuck and at risk of submerging itself" when it arrived at the scene.

It said firefighters worked through a thunderstorm, using a farmer's large forklift to return the cow to the safety of a nearby field.

The rescue came less than a week after a cow in Chilbolton, near Stockbridge in Hampshire, was freed after getting its head stuck in a tree.

The cow was at risk of being submerged when crews arrived, the fire service said