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| Drowning cow saved by 'mermaid' on 200-mile swim | Drowning cow saved by 'mermaid' on 200-mile swim |
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| A drowning cow was rescued from a river by a passing "mermaid" on a 200-mile swim of the Thames | A drowning cow was rescued from a river by a passing "mermaid" on a 200-mile swim of the Thames |
| Lindsey Cole took to the water on Friday in a wetsuit, tail and woolly hat from Lechdale, Gloucestershire, to raise awareness of single-use plastic. | Lindsey Cole took to the water on Friday in a wetsuit, tail and woolly hat from Lechdale, Gloucestershire, to raise awareness of single-use plastic. |
| As she passed through Oxfordshire on Sunday, she spotted the struggling, stricken cow. | As she passed through Oxfordshire on Sunday, she spotted the struggling, stricken cow. |
| Ms Cole said she carried on swimming while her mother and support canoeist called the emergency services. | Ms Cole said she carried on swimming while her mother and support canoeist called the emergency services. |
| The animal is believed to have fallen into the river from a nearby field when drinking, two miles east of the Swinford toll bridge. | The animal is believed to have fallen into the river from a nearby field when drinking, two miles east of the Swinford toll bridge. |
| Dubbed the "urban mermaid", Ms Cole had initially thought the animal was a large sheet of white plastic. | Dubbed the "urban mermaid", Ms Cole had initially thought the animal was a large sheet of white plastic. |
| But when she signalled for her support boat to retrieve it ,they discovered it had four legs and was mooing". | But when she signalled for her support boat to retrieve it ,they discovered it had four legs and was mooing". |
| Firefighters from Oxfordshire Fire and Rescue Service river rescue team managed to attach a rope to the animal and hoisted it to safety. | Firefighters from Oxfordshire Fire and Rescue Service river rescue team managed to attach a rope to the animal and hoisted it to safety. |
| A spokesman said anyone seeing a stranded animal in need of rescue always call 999. | A spokesman said anyone seeing a stranded animal in need of rescue always call 999. |
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| "Never attempt to rescue it yourself, you may put yourself in serious danger," he added. | "Never attempt to rescue it yourself, you may put yourself in serious danger," he added. |
| Ms Cole is swimming the route over 22 days and is stopping at schools on the way to raise awareness of plastics. | Ms Cole is swimming the route over 22 days and is stopping at schools on the way to raise awareness of plastics. |