VIDEO: A team of firefighters pulled a 1,700-pound cow named Ruby from a bog near Mist, Oregon, on April 21, after the cow became trapped neck-deep in mud.
Mist-Birkenfeld Rural Fire Protection District Training Chief Will Steinweg told KOIN 6 News that firefighters responded to the scene at approximately 12:52 p.m., after the cow’s owners called for help to rescue the sinking animal.
“We are also udder-ly grateful for members from Vernonia Rural Fire Protection District and Westport Fire and Rescue-Oregon who graciously assisted us on scene and we are pleased to report Ruby is out of the mud and recovering,” the Mist-Birkenfeld Rural Fire Protection District shared on social media following the rescue. Firefighters were able to rescue the cow thanks to a donation of special animal technical rescue equipment that was donated to the department a few years ago, the district said.