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| Students worried by cows rescued | Students worried by cows rescued |
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| A full-scale rescue operation was launched after seven college students on a night-time orienteering trek became worried by a herd of cows. | A full-scale rescue operation was launched after seven college students on a night-time orienteering trek became worried by a herd of cows. |
| Emergency services were called out on Monday night after the teenagers became stuck on a hill near Swanage, Dorset. | Emergency services were called out on Monday night after the teenagers became stuck on a hill near Swanage, Dorset. |
| The girls from St Albans had been tasked with using map reading skills to find their way to the nearby adventure centre they were staying in. | |
| A Loreto College spokeswoman said the task was run by an "experienced team". | A Loreto College spokeswoman said the task was run by an "experienced team". |
| Coastguard contacted | Coastguard contacted |
| The teenagers, aged 14 and 15, were on the residential field trip as part of their geography coursework. | The teenagers, aged 14 and 15, were on the residential field trip as part of their geography coursework. |
| On Monday night, they were dropped off about three miles (4.8km) from the centre and asked to find their way back. | On Monday night, they were dropped off about three miles (4.8km) from the centre and asked to find their way back. |
| They were given mobile phones and emergency numbers in case they got into difficulty. | They were given mobile phones and emergency numbers in case they got into difficulty. |
| They contacted the centre when they came across the field of cows and coastguard, police and ambulance crews were sent to the scene, a Hertfordshire County Council spokeswoman said. | They contacted the centre when they came across the field of cows and coastguard, police and ambulance crews were sent to the scene, a Hertfordshire County Council spokeswoman said. |
| Hospital check-up | Hospital check-up |
| "They got to the field and realised they needed to be on the other side of it and did not want to go through it," she explained. | "They got to the field and realised they needed to be on the other side of it and did not want to go through it," she explained. |
| Maire Lynch, the head teacher of the college, said: "One group of seven girls became concerned and used their phones to call for help from the centre, as instructed. | Maire Lynch, the head teacher of the college, said: "One group of seven girls became concerned and used their phones to call for help from the centre, as instructed. |
| "The centre began to direct the girls home and a member of centre staff went out to join them. | "The centre began to direct the girls home and a member of centre staff went out to join them. |
| "Last night's activity was run by an experienced and established team. " | "Last night's activity was run by an experienced and established team. " |
| No-one was injured but one teenager who complained of feeling cold was taken to hospital to be checked over by medical staff. |