Drone in action

Fire department rescues young calf from freezing to death

The five firefighters proved to be heroes - they brought the calf back to its owner.

(Bild: Krone KREATIV/FF Stiwoll)

The Stiwoll fire department demonstrated their skills on Tuesday evening during an animal rescue in Stallhofen. Within a very short time, they were able to find a calf that had escaped in a wooded area and save it from freezing to death.

On Tuesday evening, five men and women from the Stiwoll fire department became heroes: They were called out shortly before 7 p.m. by a farm owner whose cattle had escaped from the barn. Among them was a newborn calf that was only a few days old.

The calf had hidden in a wooded area
The firefighters took the owner's concerns seriously and set out with a drone. Within a very short time, they managed to find the calf in a wooded area using a thermal imaging camera. They illuminated the path with a spotlight, captured the animal and brought it back to the relieved farm owner. Without them, the animal would probably have frozen to death.