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| Cow destined for live export leaps into harbour and swims for freedom | Cow destined for live export leaps into harbour and swims for freedom |
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| A cow has made a dash for freedom while being loaded on to a ship for live export, jumping into the water at Fremantle harbour in Western Australia and swimming away. | |
| It then outsmarted its pursuers, running off along the beach where it was still missing 24 hours later. | It then outsmarted its pursuers, running off along the beach where it was still missing 24 hours later. |
| Fremantle Sea Rescue member Josh Gammon-Carson filmed the cow swimming in the water while he drove towards it on a jetski and tried to herd it back to shore on Sunday afternoon. | |
| The cow eventually swam to shore where veterinarians and Fremantle port staff were waiting but it ran off south along the beach. | |
| It was spotted more than 7km away at North Coogee later in the night. | It was spotted more than 7km away at North Coogee later in the night. |
| The animal was one of 10 cattle being unloaded from a truck at Fremantle wharf by live export shipping company Wellard. | The animal was one of 10 cattle being unloaded from a truck at Fremantle wharf by live export shipping company Wellard. |
| All 10 briefly escaped when they were incorrectly unloaded, owing to miscommunication that caused the truck driver not to follow procedures, a Wellard spokesman said. | |
| Eight were quickly rounded up, one heifer injured its legs and was immediately euthanised, and the escapee jumped into the water. | |
| Rangers and Wellard stockmen spent Sunday night and Monday looking for the cow after it was spotted by a member of the public at North Coogee, a City of Cockburn spokeswoman said. | Rangers and Wellard stockmen spent Sunday night and Monday looking for the cow after it was spotted by a member of the public at North Coogee, a City of Cockburn spokeswoman said. |
| “It’s a hot day. We’re quite worried about this poor guy,” she said, with temperatures rising to about 37C on Monday. | “It’s a hot day. We’re quite worried about this poor guy,” she said, with temperatures rising to about 37C on Monday. |