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Oct 2022
Firefighters rescue trapped sheep from rising Oak Beck
Firefighters from Harrogate and Ripon freed the sheep and returned it to a field.
A sheep stuck in brambles on a steep bank of Oak Beck was rescued by Harrogate firefighters yesterday.
Sandra Schiendorfer spotted the animal when she was walking her dog at Oak Beck Park yesterday morning.
She reported it to the land owner but noticed it was still stuck in the afternoon and the water was rising.:
Ms Schiendorfer said:
"When I went back with the dogs in the afternoon the poor thing was still there, but now the beck was rising, because of the heavy rain.
"I rang 101 who in turn contacted the fire brigade. They turned up very quickly with the animal rescue unit.
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North Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service's incident log says it was alerted to the incident, near Oak Beck retail park, at 3.20pm yesterday. It adds:
"Crews from Harrogate and Ripon responded to reports of a sheep stuck in wire by the horns, in distress.
"Crews used wading poles, water rescue equipment, an animal halter and a salvage sheet to release the sheep back into the field."
The sheep back in the field afterwards.
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