2,000-Pound Steer Rescued From Muddy Ravine In Montgomery County

GERMANTOWN, MD — Montgomery County rescue crews freed a 2,000-pound steer on Monday after it got stuck in a muddy ravine in Boyds.

At about 11:15 a.m., officials were called to Star Gazing Farm on Whites Store Road for the report of a trapped animal. The steer, county fire department spokesman Pete Piringer said, was stuck in the muddy ravine for nearly three hours. The temperature outside, he added, felt like 101 degrees.

Eventually, crews freed the steer. Piringer said the animal did not appear to be injured.

ICYMI (1115a 8/19) Stargazing Farm, White’s Store Rd, large steer has been extricated by @mcfrs rescue crews after nearly 3 hrs being stuck in a muddy ravine, Obviously the animal is stressed by the heat & exertion (feel-likes temp 101°) The animal is resting & being cooled off https://t.co/JGuEp9eGIN
— Pete Piringer (@mcfrsPIO) August 19, 2019