A cow had to be rescued by firefighters after lodging its head in a tree in Oxfordshire.

The incident occurred on Thursday morning in the county as the animal had become trapped in a tree.

An early morning call was made to the Wallingford Fire Station and firefighters were dispatched to rescue the entangled cow.

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Sharing the news on their social media channels along with photographs of the incident, Oxfordshire Fire and Rescue Service told the public that the cow was uninjured in the incident.

A spokesperson for the service said: “The crew from Wallingford Fire Station had an early morning call out to a cow stuck in a tree!

“Supported by the farmers and our specialist animal rescue colleagues from Royal Berkshire Fire and Rescue Service we were able to release the cow swiftly and uninjured.”