Cow plucked from river in Kilkenny in dramatic rescue

Farming neighbours in Co Kilkenny rushed to help a cow that had fallen into the River Nore on Monday in what turned out to be a dramatic rescue.

The cow had previously broken through an electric fence in the field she was in and then fell down a 10 foot bank into the river just south of Kilkenny city.

It wasn’t until a man out walking on the other side of the river noticed the cow in distress and raised the alarm.