Castaway Cow Gets Lift From Helicopter

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A cow marooned for weeks when rising waters stranded her on an island in southwest Georgia's Lake Blackshear was tranquilized into contentment and given a state patrol helicopter ride to safety Friday.

Crews worked with urgency to save the year-old heifer, dubbed "Blackshear," because of continually rising waters that threatened to swamp her and because of the animal's deteriorating health from about three weeks as a castaway.

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Castaway Cow Gets Lift From Helicopter

"She's emaciated," said veterinarian Linda Sawyer, a member of the team...

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