19 February 2018
A cow set for a slaughterhouse has instead escaped, by ramming a fence and swimming to an island.
The runaway bovine has sought sanctuary on the islands of Lake Nyskie in southern Poland for the past few weeks.
Its owner gave up on capturing the animal after attempts to retrieve it led the cow to repeatedly swim off.
Calls to have the cow shot have been met with fierce opposition, with one local politician saying he has made it his mission to save the "hero cow".
It all started when the animal was being led towards a truck bound for an abattoir, Polish website Wiadomosci reported.
Her owner, only known as Mr Lukasz, advised handlers to tranquilise the cow but failing to heed that warning, they were overpowered by the animal.
During her escape, which saw the cow barge through a metal fence, a farm worker sustained a broken arm and bruised ribs.
When found on the shores of Lake Nyskie, the bovine refused to be recaptured. "I saw her diving under water," Mr Lukasz told Wiadomosci.
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