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Farmer Crawls 20ft into Tunnel Stream to Save Lambs

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A farmer risked her life by crawling 20ft into a tunnel stream to rescue two lambs that were swept away by high water levels. Marian Porter noticed the lambs were missing during her morning check of the flock and found them underground in the river Tweed. Despite the freezing conditions, she crawled through the tunnel to save her lambs.

Marian Porter, 26, leapt into action after noticing two animals had gone missing during her morning check of the flock.

Marian, of Peebles in the Scottish Borders, said: "It was really really cold. I had taken off my jumper and coat so I had something warm to wear but it was freezing. Top news stories today Thankfully, Marian was able to pull the lambs, which she believes were trying to shelter from the rain, to safety.

She said: "They were standing up but the water was up to their necks. If they had been sweet further it would have been bad.They were quickly taken into the warmth of the farm and fed by their mother. They seemed happy, they were hungry because they had been gone for a while so we took them to their mum to eat."

Farmer Tunnel Stream Lambs Rescue High Water Levels

 

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