An alpaca has been rescued by fire crews after becoming stuck in deep mud at Londonderry.
The owners of Magnum the alpaca located him stuck in a dam bed on their Bennett Road property in the morning of Sunday, May 27, and quickly contacted emergency services for assistance.
Firefighters were soon on the scene, including Fire & Rescue NSW’s new technical rescue truck, to assist in removing Magnum from the muddy dam.
Firefighters worked for more than an hour to pull Magnum from the dam.
Although a little cold, wet and exhausted, Magnum was eventually pulled from the mud to the delight of his owners and is expected to make a full recovery.
It is at least the third time livestock has been rescued from dried-out dams in the Hawkesbury area since the beginning of this year.
Matilda the 40-year-old horse was pulled from a property at Grange Avenue, Schofields, on February 20, while another horse, Moose the 15hh gelding, was rescued after wandering onto the dry bed of a Riverstone property’s dam on January 26.