Chester: Fire crews rescue 24 sheep from flooded field

Twelve sheep had already perished by the time the rescues crews arrived.

Animal rescue supervisor and Lymm crew manager Ryan Cook, who attended the scene, said it was an “extremely cold and wet operation”.

“We could see the sheep stood in water and despite their thick fleeces, they were really cold when we reached them.

“Thankfully, they didn’t put up too much resistance to being hoisted on to our rafts and across specially made walkways to safety.”

The crew was called after two people and the flock had moved to the highest part of the field.

The two people were not injured.