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Fire crews save two heifers from slurry pit at Dorset farm

Dorset and Wiltshire Fire and Rescue Service said the rescue took over three hours to complete

Chris Brayford
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A farmer assisted fire crews to save a heifer from a slurry pit at a farm in Dorset
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A farmer assisted fire crews to save a heifer from a slurry pit at a farm in Dorset

Firefighters came to the rescue of two heifers which had managed to enter a slurry pit at a farm in Dorset. Crews from Dorset and Wiltshire Fire and Rescue Service said they had arrived at the farm...

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