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Ripon tree rescue for dog walker scared by cows

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A woman in Ripon was rescued after being surrounded by cows

A dog walker who got stuck up a tree while trying to escape a herd of cows in North Yorkshire was rescued by firefighters.

The animals surrounded the woman and her pet as they walked through a field off Ure Bank Terrace in Ripon on Monday.

After being called from the tree at 18:38 BST, fire crews arrived and waved the creatures away.

Before leaving, crews also rescued a vehicle which was stuck in a ditch.

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