May 20 (UPI) -- An escaped cow was captured after a pursuit through the city of Utica, N.Y., involving sheriff's deputies, police, drone operators and cattle wranglers on horseback.
Oneida County Sheriff Rob Maciol said the approximately 1,250-1,500-pound cow escaped from a trailer in West Utica when its owner opened it to unload another bovine on Tuesday.
The cow was spotted entering a wooded area behind the Red Roof Inn near Route 790 and Route 49, prompting a response by deputies, Utica Police Department, New York State Police and the New York State Department of Transportation.
A deputy used a thermal drone to keep tabs on the cow as officials formulated a capture plan.
A pair of professional cattle wranglers were summoned to the scene and they used dogs to herd the cow into an open area where it could be ensnared with a lasso.
