Animal miracle – rescue after 2 days: calf escapes raging river

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It is almost an animal miracle that happened on Friday in the Tyrolean Zillertal: a calf that had been missing in the Ziller since Wednesday was found unharmed by two hikers. Now it can enjoy the alpine summer.

“The joy was great,” says farmer Hans Eberharter from Aschau, who was informed Friday afternoon by the head of the municipal office, Walter Schiestl, that his animal had been found. The calf escaped from the meadow with two of its congeners on Wednesday. All three jumped—probably startled by the sudden noise—into the Ziller. One could be rescued immediately, the other two were broken down. Extensive searches by the fire brigade of Aschau and Uderns yielded nothing.

Discovered by hikers
On Friday afternoon, two hikers couldn’t believe their eyes. They saw a calf in a meadow next to the Ziller in Aschau and suspected it could be one of the missing animals. The ladies – relatives of Schiestl – immediately called the office manager. “It almost had to be Hans Eberharter’s calf,” he told the “Krone”. As a member of the Aschau fire brigade, he was looking for the animals that had disappeared into the river on Wednesday.

Physically unharmed
Schiestl rode with daughter Anna to the Zillerufer to catch the calf. “But it was too scared, so I called Hans Eberharter,” says the head of the office. Together with his cousin Christoph and cousin Manfred, he went to see the animal, which showed no fear for its owner. Meanwhile, the physically unharmed runaway is safe and sound on the usual ranch. “The animals can swim relatively well,” Eberharter is looking for an explanation that the calf escaped the flooding of the Ziller.

Second animal still missing
Against this background, he still has the hope that the second calf also escaped from the river. “Maybe he was hiding,” de Aschauer says. He asks for information (0676/5935574).

And what happens to the rescued animal afterwards? “They are looking forward to the Alm,” says the farmer.

Source: Krone

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