Cowboy Firemen Rescue Cow From Creek
Emergency Response Technician David Belgie, right, and co-workers, use a vehicle winch to lift the 700 pound cow up the six-foot embankment to safety.
Emergency Response Technician David Belgie, right, and co-workers, use a vehicle winch to lift the 700 pound cow up the six-foot embankment to safety.
Photo By: Chauncey Bowers  
Captain Jack Dickens removes the cold, wet mud from the cow following extrication from the creek bed.
Captain Jack Dickens removes the cold, wet mud from the cow following extrication from the creek bed.
Photo By: Chauncey Bowers  

 

Upper Marlboro, MD – About a dozen Fire/EMS personnel worked for three hours to free a cow stuck in a creek bed in the 14,500 block of Saint Thomas Church Road in Croom, Maryland.

 

Crews were notified of the incident at 10:30 a.m.  The cow’s legs became stuck in the mud on the creek bottom while walking through the area.  Following recent rains and a soft creek bottom, the cow could not get free without assistance.

 

Using wide straps, making a sling around the cow, crews used a vehicle winch to lift the approximately 700 pound cow up the six-foot embankment.  Several adjustments of the cable line were necessary due to the cow’s location and the terrain in the immediate area.

 

The cow appeared cold and exhausted following removal from the creek.  Once completely free of the embankment, the cow was monitored and allowed to rest until a local veterinarian arrived to conduct an assessment.