BRIDGWATER firefighters have helped rescue a cow that got stuck in a river near Burrowbridge.

Crews were called out to Moorland Road at 11.52am and on arrival liaised with the farmer regarding the young cow trapped on the steep river bank.

The Barnstaple Special Rescue Team and Bridgwater fire appliance were called for and quickly got to work applying strops around the cow, managing to rescue it uninjured so it could be reunited with the rest of the herd.