Oxfordshire fire crews battled the rain to rescue a calf that had become stuck. 

The calf was stuck in the river near Temple Island, Henley, and the fire service thanked members of the public for alerting them to the struggling animal on Monday, October 7. 

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An Oxfordshire Fire and Rescue Service statement said: “Earlier today, crews from Henley, along with several teams from Berkshire (including the Animal Rescue Unit), responded to a call for a calf stuck in the river near Temple Island, Henley.

"Using expert animal rescue techniques and with the help of local farmers, they successfully rescued the young cow – despite some truly horrific weather conditions.

“We wish to thank the members of public for calling this in and waiting with the animal until we arrived which made locating it, a lot easier for responding crews.”