Cornwall vet swims to rescue of trapped calves in race against rising tide

Polly Dugmore put on wetsuit late at night after a herd of 10-week-old animals escaped their field on to a beach

A herd of calves were saved from drowning when a vet engaged in a midnight marathon swimming race against the tide to guide them to safety.

The 10-week-old animals broke out of Bodrugan Barton farm in Cornwall and became stranded on rocks at Colona beach in the early hours of last Thursday morning with the tide rising.

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