A number of crews from the North Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service headed to Burton Leonard after reports that a number of sheep were in difficulty on a frozen pond – 17:28 on 9 January 2021.
Around 19 sheep had wandered onto a frozen pond causing the ice to break.
Crews worked to rescue the sheep using 2 inflatable walkways, raft, lines, lighting, thermal imaging camera and crew power.
Unfortunately of the 19 sheep rescued, 16 were dead.
