RUNNER RESCUES GOAT TRAPPED IN FENCE DURING RUN<br />WITH PIX AND VID<br />By Shuk Yee Tsang<br />Watch as a runner on a training run in Australia stopped to rescue a goat that had become trapped in a fence, as nearby farm animals looked on.<br />Rob Pope, 47, from Liverpool, UK, was running in Australia when he heard a distressed bleat and realised the goat was stuck in a gate and unable to free itself.<br />As he approached, Pope jokingly nicknamed the goat “Idi” short for “idiot”, after the animal managed to get itself wedged in the fence.<br />Other animals, including alpacas, appeared to gather nearby as the rescue unfolded. <br />Once released, the goat immediately trotted away to get water.<br />The moment was captured on video and later shared online, where viewers praised Pope for stopping to help and putting himself at risk to free the animal.<br />Rob Pope said while appearing to talk to the animals: "I'm on a mercy mission. I’ve got a bit of a crowd. Don’t worry, I’m coming to save this guy called Idi.<br />“You just made me walk through some awfully long grass. I’m absolutely bricking it that I’m going to get bitten by a snake.<br />“ Go and get yourself a drink.<br />“I genuinely think he would have died then.<br />" Good deed for the day.<br />“I'm in a good mood now.“ <br />One viewer said: “ You're a rock star. “ <br />Another said: “ Fantastic work helping out. Who knows how long that little one was stuck there before you found them. Well done “<br />A third said: “ Well done for freeing Idi. “<br />ENDS
