They might just be the luckiest cows in Ireland after being saved from drowning by a group of relentless firefighters. The incident saw him and other Amber Watch colleagues battle against the clock in an attempt to save 17 cows from the River Lee. “There were 17 cows, and we managed to rescue 14 of them,” Colin told the Irish Examiner. “We got called to help a 14-year-old girl after she jumped in the river to save her dog,” he recalled. The animal ones always stick in my mind.

Source: Irish Examiner February 28, 2026 10:30 UTC