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A barge delivers a small herd of cows to safety Sunday afternoon. The cows were trapped in flooded waters where they could get no food. Crews have been trying to save the cows for the past four days.
Stranded cows get barge cruise to safety
Published Monday, April 14, 2008
It wasn’t the American Queen, but the cows didn’t mind a bit as they got a tour of the Miss-Lou by barge after being stranded in a flooded field in south Adams County. The cows were transported to Vidalia Dock and Storage where they were loaded up on a cattle trailer to be taken to drier pastures.
Volunteers worked for four days to find a way to rescue the cows. The first attempts Thursday failed because the tug boat could not move through the shallow waters along the edge of the site. After three days, crew members were finally successful in their attempts.
Watch the following videos of the cows return to the Vidalia Riverfront Sunday.
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Thursday's first attempt to get barge closer to where cows were stranded in the floodwaters. Watch »
Comments
Posted by JECS (anonymous) on April 14, 2008 at 3:24 a.m. (Suggest removal)
JUST GREAT----------WONDERFUL JOB GUYS.
Posted by Choctaw (anonymous) on April 14, 2008 at 3:48 a.m. (Suggest removal)
Thank you! Thank you! Thank you! To everyone involved in rescueing these cows from a horrible death of starvation or drowning!
I know it took a tremendous amount of work to get them moved but your persistance payed off!
GREAT job guys!
Posted by saywhat (anonymous) on April 14, 2008 at 5:36 a.m. (Suggest removal)
This just goes to show that there is still some good left in the world. Thank you to all the people that had a hand in saving the cows.
Posted by ntzmom (anonymous) on April 14, 2008 at 6:42 a.m. (Suggest removal)
YAY!!!!
Thank you to everyone that saved the cows!
Posted by runnim (anonymous) on April 14, 2008 at 7:21 a.m. (Suggest removal)
I knew the guys would get em' out, way to go E !
Now I have just heard that hunters are shooting wild hogs and just leaving them laying down river around Port Allen. I was told the count of dead was around 300 head .The flood waters have them pushed up on high spots and the hunters don't want them on their hunting land so they are taking advantage of the conditions. I think something should be done about this slaughtering. At least someone should check into this. I'm not a big fan of wild hogs but to shoot em' and leave them laying there, alot of people have no food to eat in this world.
Posted by ingodwetrust (anonymous) on April 14, 2008 at 7:43 a.m. (Suggest removal)
I remember i was the first to comment on this story last week. I am SO HAPPY that the Cows are safe and will not drown or starve to death!
This just goes to show you when people join together, anything is possible!
Hat's off to Everyone involved in thier rescue!
God will Bless each of you In his own special way for helping his creatures in need!
Have a Great Monday!!!! :-)
Posted by runnim (anonymous) on April 14, 2008 at 7:58 a.m. (Suggest removal)
I must correct my earlier post THE WILDHOG SLAUGTHERING is in THE FORT ADAMS
Posted by comminatcha (anonymous) on April 14, 2008 at 8:57 a.m. (Suggest removal)
YAY!!!! I needed some feel good news this morning! Thanks to all that made this rescue possible!
Posted by Negotiator (anonymous) on April 14, 2008 at 9:10 a.m. (Suggest removal)
Cool story with an apparent happy ending!!
Posted by picture_music101 (anonymous) on April 14, 2008 at 9:10 a.m. (Suggest removal)
yeah you better had saved them cows!
Posted by DIXIEGAL21 (anonymous) on April 14, 2008 at 9:22 a.m. (Suggest removal)
Hats off to everyone involved in this rescue. God bless you all.
Posted by babev1 (anonymous) on April 14, 2008 at 9:31 a.m. (Suggest removal)
THANKS TO ALL THE PEOPLE WHO WORKED SO HARD TO SAVE THE COW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Posted by RWS111 (anonymous) on April 14, 2008 at 9:42 a.m. (Suggest removal)
great work folks see what working together does for all of us
Posted by sayitloud (anonymous) on April 14, 2008 at 9:45 a.m. (Suggest removal)
How nice! Great job and great story!
Posted by natchez500 (anonymous) on April 14, 2008 at 10 a.m. (Suggest removal)
thanks Natchez Democrat and the sheriff office for bring this story to all of our attention great job the whole community really proved we are able to do this kind of thing and help someone in need
Posted by overthehill60 (anonymous) on April 14, 2008 at 10:31 a.m. (Suggest removal)
GREAT job men!!!
Always is a disaster something good happens and this is one of those things.
Thanks to the people for caring.
Posted by fire39212 (anonymous) on April 14, 2008 at 10:35 a.m. (Suggest removal)
Great job...
Posted by Hardcorps (anonymous) on April 14, 2008 at 10:41 a.m. (Suggest removal)
Good! Now let's celebrate with a BBQ.
Posted by kpage (anonymous) on April 14, 2008 at 11:03 a.m. (Suggest removal)
Moooooooooooooooooooooo!! Thank God they're safe!
Posted by justthefactsman (anonymous) on April 14, 2008 at 11:06 a.m. (Suggest removal)
YAY the cows are safe.
Posted by Tris (anonymous) on April 14, 2008 at 12:55 p.m. (Suggest removal)
Like everyone else I am glad the cows were not left to drown. I would just like to know why they were left to fend for themselves in the first place? Everyone knew the river was on the rise and was going to go past flood level. Why were not these cows moved to higher ground before the water got so high?
Posted by Bigfish (anonymous) on April 14, 2008 at 2:17 p.m. (Suggest removal)
Wild Russian hogs have been a huge problem in the low areas south of natchez, they compete with native species for food, like deer and turkeys. Hogs have no natural predators and repopulate quickly. They were introduced in the late 80's/early 90's and have exploded all along the river. This flood will reduce their numbers but they will be back, shooting large numbers of pigs will not eliminate the herd, plenty will either survive or escape to the hills and return when the waters drop. While it is hard to think that leaving these animals after shooting them, you have to remember they are starved, exhausted, living close together for extended periods, and prone to disease. Any aninal that can make it to dry land still has to find food, compete with other animals, battle fire ants, and rising waters and even then there is not a good chance of survival. Of course the question remains "Is it more humane to kill these animals or allow them to suffer for a few more days then drown?"
Posted by jack (anonymous) on April 14, 2008 at 4:18 p.m. (Suggest removal)
good job eli and robert johnson for helping this man be careful guys in the mighty mississippi
Posted by BurningStar (anonymous) on April 14, 2008 at 4:25 p.m. (Suggest removal)
I was just wondering why no one took any food out to the cows while they were trapped on their island?
Posted by freedom42 (anonymous) on April 14, 2008 at 7:55 p.m. (Suggest removal)
You know you live in a small town when one of the hottest topics is "Rescue the Cows!" LOL I'm glad the cows are safe, sorry about the starving people all over the world who can't have some of the dead russian boars, and proud to live in Natchez!
Posted by dmackZuluking (anonymous) on April 14, 2008 at 9:53 p.m. (Suggest removal)
Go Cows ! See you soon @ The Markets :)
Posted by mscoody (anonymous) on April 14, 2008 at 10:14 p.m. (Suggest removal)
I think it's cool that the cows were rescued via barge pushed by a tug! Way to go! Abq, NM
Posted by rocketman (anonymous) on April 15, 2008 at 9:28 a.m. (Suggest removal)
It took men that stood behind what they believed was right to rescue those animals. Thank you for doing the right thing and giving it your all even though it was dangerous and I'm sure it wasn't cheap. It's good to know there are some people left in this world that don't just sit back and gripe about a situation....they take it by the horns (pun intended)and DO something about it! You should be proud of yourselves....I'm sure your mommas and dads are! Heck....I am!
Posted by mommyof3 (anonymous) on April 15, 2008 at 1:14 p.m. (Suggest removal)
Correct me if I am wrong but what about the remaining cows. The paper stated that the consisted of 24 cows. I only counted 7. Please tell me that there was more than one trip made and all the cows were saved.
Posted by eyeinthesky (anonymous) on April 16, 2008 at 7:13 a.m. (Suggest removal)
word is they took the cows straight to the slaughter house and cut up in rib eyes
Posted by sdaafrye (anonymous) on April 16, 2008 at 11:14 p.m. (Suggest removal)
Thank goodness the cows were safe. It is sad that men had to risk their lives when the owner of the cows was told over a month ago to get his cows out before the waters rose to high. His piss poor planning or laziness of not moving the cows sooner put the men that got the cows out in danger and unnecessary risk.
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