Cow stuck in hidden underground bunker triggers 11-hour rescue on Scottish farm

An icehouse is a building for storing ice throughout the year and date to before the invention of the electricity (Image: Scottish Fire and Rescue Service)

A COW that fell into a hidden underground Victorian icehouse sparked an extraordinary 11-hour rescue operation on a Scottish farm last week.

While the 500kg heifer managed to get through the small hatch, there was no obvious way of removing her from the way she had fallen in.