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 | | Friday, 18 January, 2002, 10:20 GMT Flying cow unharmed  The sedated animal was winched to the clifftop A pregnant cow and its unborn calf are safe and well after falling over a cliff starting an RAF rescue in Cornwall. The animal had been grazing on the banks of a gully near Tintagel when it slipped on muddy ground and fell, landing in a stream. The heifer had to be lifted by an RAF Sea King helicopter on Thursday because the RSPCA and the Boscastle Coastguard could not neogoiate the steep gully with its waterfalls. RSPCA spokesman Janet Kipling said: "She is now back on the farm and has been checked by the vet.
"The operation was successful but the heifer was left with a few scratches and bruises. "They used a special lifting sling which is safe because the animal is immobilised. "She and her unborn calf are all right." The helicopter crew used the special harness to make the cow secure while a vet gave the animal a sedative to make sure she did not struggle too much. The cow was dropped onto a flat piece of farmland near the top of the cliff. | |   See also: Top England stories now:  Links to more England stories are at the foot of the page. | |||||||||||||||||||
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