Firefighters have rescued a distressed calf which had got stuck up to its neck in mud in the scorching heat.
A worried passer-by contacted Tyne and Wear Fire and Rescue Service concerned about the animal in East Boldon on Tuesday at around lunchtime.
Time was of the essence in this situation due to the searing summer’s heat when specialist crews attended the Boldon Flats Nature Reserve. Firefighters from Hebburn, Rainton Bridge and South Shields Community Fire Stations launched into a peculiar rescue operation.
