A baa-rmy sheep and three little lambs have been rescued after getting stuck on a roof.
Firefighters said the ewe and her babies climbed on top of the building to evade police after escaping a field.
Rescuers used ladders and poles to bring them down.
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The escaped family had climbed onto a section of roof at the back of a two-storey house in Penrith, Cumbria.
A spokesperson for Penrith Fire Station said: “This animal rescue was a first for us.
“The turnout information was sheep stuck on a two-storey roof.
“En route, we weren’t quite sure what we’d find when we arrived.
“On arrival we found one sheep and three lambs stuck on a roof.
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“Fire crews used ladders and reaching poles and along with a local farmer who came to assist, we safely got the sheep down and returned them to the field they’d come from.”
Penrith Fire Station manager Darren Wright added: “It all became apparent when we realised the roof at the rear of the property went down near the ground and the sheep had used it to get away from the police.”
Locals saw the funny side of the rescue, as reported by What’s The Jam.
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Linda Hebson said: “Ewe turned a baaaa’d situation into a good one.”
And James Wright added: “Now that’s what I call real woolly jumpers.”
While Chervana Hobbs said: “Bet they were feeling a bit sheepish afterwards.”
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