Calf saved in dramatic Fermanagh cave rescue

A young calf in Co. Fermanagh has had a lucky escape after a dramatic "sling harness" rescue by specialist volunteers. It is estimated that the calf had plunged around eight metres into the deep cave in an isolated location near Garrison in Co Fermanagh. The farmer who owns the calf contacted the Irish Cave Rescue Organisation (ICRO), which is a national voluntary body and registered charity, once he realised the calf was in danger. ICRO team members based in Co. Fermanagh located the cave and joined forces with colleagues from the North West Mountain Rescue Team to mount an operation to retreive the calf. According to the ICRO three of its core team members rigged the cave for hauling "before descending a 7-8 metre pitch into the cave".