Firefighters need crane to rescue stricken cow - after the bungling bovine survives falling 100ft off a CLIFF

Firefighters needed a crane to rescue a young cow that plunged 100ft off a cliff and miraculously survived.

A major operation was needed to reach the stricken cow that was at the bottom of the dangerous drop near a farm in Cornwall.

The cow - named Chloe - was sedated, put into the harness and raised slowly back up from where she fell on Sunday.

After firefighters raised her to level ground after the steep fall a vet checked the bovine over.

Despite the drop she was unharmed and within a few minutes the sedative wore off and Chloe was back on her feet none the worse for her ordeal.

Farmer Stephen Bosustow, from Trerise Farm on the Lizard Peninsula, near Falmouth, said it was a miracle Chloe was uninjured.

He said: 'She's part of our herd. There are cliffs where we farm but there's usually no problems.

'And then we were told we had a cow over the cliff. She must have fallen off, it's a steep cliff there.

'It's a miracle she was uninjured. We were hoping she'd find her way out but no such luck.

'So we called in all the people to pull her up.

'We had two spectacular vets who attended and heavily sedated Chloe to ensure human safety.

'She was rather spicy prior to sedation.'