Two sheep were dramatically rescued from a cliff high up above the west Wales coast after being stranded there for 10 days. A farmer spotted the sheep close to the coastal path at Deadman’s Bay near Skomer Island in Pembrokeshire and then made an unsuccessful attempt to rescue both of them himself.
The animals ended up some distance away from each other on the cliff, and were eventually reached by a specialist rope team from the RSPCA after being stuck for 10 days. The rescue team was drawn from across Wales, Devon, Cornwall and the Midlands, and they needed to carry out two separate rescue missions to save the sheep from falling onto the rocks below or into the sea. You can get the latest WalesOnline newsletters e-mailed to you directly for free by signing up here.
RSPCA animal rescue officer Andrew Harris and inspectors Gemma Cooper, Suzy Hannaby, Alan Barnes, Mark Roberts, Vicki Taylor and Nayman Dunderdale were joined by chief inspector Richard Abbott and animal rescue officer Marie Stevens for the carefully-planned operation - with the rescue of each sheep taking around two hours each.
