They managed to get the 500kg (1,100lb) heifer safely back to her farm largely unscathed.

A routine training exercise turned into an emergency rescue mission for Block Island's volunteer firefighters on Sunday afternoon when they were called to save a cow that had broken through pond ice.

NEW SHOREHAM, R.I. (WHDH) - Firefighters were able to rescue a cow from an icy pond in Rhode Island on Sunday, according to the Block Island Volunteer Fire and Rescue Department. Volunteer fire crews ...

A cow was rescued after falling through the ice on Block Island on Sunday. The Block Island Volunteer Fire and Rescue Department responded to the call in the afternoon. Firefighters used ice rescue ...