Highland res-coo! - Heifer happy after it's pulled from mud bath

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They are on call at all hours of the day to drop everything and come to the aid of stricken hillwalkers.

But one Highland mountain rescue team was in for a surprise when they had to recover a cow which had become stuck in a bog.

The clumsy animal had to be pulled out of the deep mud by members of Glenelg Mountain Rescue team after ending up neck deep in the mud.

Around half a dozen volunteers worked to bring the stricken cow to safety, who started munching on grass as soon as she was brought out.

A spokesman from the Inverness-shire based mountain rescue team said: ‘The team went to the rescue of a cow that had become trapped in mud on the hill.

‘Successful outcome and a happy Heffer, and a fine training exercise for the team.’

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