Campo Seco, CA…Firefighters from CALAVERAS CONSOLIDATED, CALFIRE, SAN ANDREAS FIRE, a backhoe loader from EBMUD, along with a former firefighter/rancher, Joe Butler, who specialized in large animal rescue, were successful in rescuing/removing a calf (yearling) from an abandoned mine shaft. The animal had fallen into the shaft/pit and was found by the owner.
Firefighters located the calf 30 feet down the mine shaft. Momma cow was at the location and clearly concerned about her baby (Mooing!).
Due to the time of day (late afternoon/night) and the determination that the calf was not injured, firefighters lowered food and water down the shaft and would return in the morning to extricate the animal.
Today, crews set up a harness and rigging system to lift the calf out of the shaft.
Mama cow and calf were reunited!
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Wait a minute that calf has Adam Fairy facial features…,,,
Please vote for the Grizzly Bear Restoration that the state of calif. wants to re-induce.
What a great BBQ we had for all those who rescued this calf. That was hands down the best beef burger I have ever ate, and the ribs were by far worth the time and effort of saving her.
I can’t wait for those pigs there to accidently fall in to this shaft!
That’s not nice talking about you wife falling down a shaft that way.
Why didn’t they just call Kristi Noem?????????????????????
Hey Fairy we all know you would of lifted up it’s tail and banged the poor calf.