A woolly jumper: The sheep that leapt onto the roof of a two-storey house



A cat stuck up a tree they could understand. But when they were called out to rescue a sheep stuck on a roof, firemen thought the wool was being pulled over their eyes.



However, when they arrived at the scene in Harrogate North Yorkshire, there indeed was a woolly wanderer standing on top of a two-storey house... contentedly grazing on vegetation which had grown between the tiles.



It had roamed into the garden of a cottage and jumped on to an outhouse before making its way on to the roof.

How on earth did ewe get up there?

Fire crews used an aerial-ladder platform to try to reach it, but it ran on to an adjacent roof and fell, breaking a rear leg.

Ben Cairns, from Harrogate Fire Station Green Watch, said: 'It's possibly the most unusual animal that we have attempted to rescue from a roof.

Watch your step: The sheep was treated for a broken leg after slipping while trying to evade capture

The fire brigade tried to rescue the runaway sheep

'It slipped off the front of the property and landed. It was fine, although its leg was injured. We left it with villagers who knew the local farmer.

'Every effort was made to protect the animal from becoming harmed.'

Fire crews were shocked to see the animal on top of the roof