Firefighters from Hexham and Haltwhistle rescue lamb stuck down embankment

Firefighters in Northumberland have rescued a sheep and lamb stuck at the bottom of a steep embankment.

Northumberland Fire and Rescue Crews from Haltwhistle and Hexham called by a farmer who needed support saving the animals.

Firefighters worked with the farmer on the banks of the river, using a rope to get the animals back to solid ground.

The lamb and its mother and both said to be 'doing well.'

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