FORT COLLINS, Colo.—A pet cow stuck for more than five hours in a partially frozen lake in northern Colorado is expected to recover after an elaborate rescue from firefighters.
The cow named T-Bone walked down a steep bank of the partially frozen lake south of Fort Collins and slipped. The Coloradoan newspaper reports that the owner of the 14-year-old cow spent hours trying to rescue her before calling 911 Friday ( ).
Firefighters from several departments used rope, slings and a pulley system Friday evening to haul T-Bone up the steep, muddy bank and onto a nearby road, where she was attended to by veterinarians. They fed T-Bone intravenously while firefighters swaddled her in a blue tarpaulin and pumped in hot air from a portable heater. Veterinarians say T-Bone will be fine.
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Information from: Fort Collins Coloradoan,
