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There was a dramatic, adrenaline-filled water rescue on a cold, windy Maine day this week — and it involved a goat.  On Tuesday, a local woman became a hero...

Quick-thinking kayaker helps corral free-swimming goat A Belfast goat balked at going to the vet, went on the lam and swam with the fishes. By Fran GonzalezRepublican Journal BELFAST — It turns out, you can use a kayak to herd a goat. Jerri Holmes was in her kitchen making chili this week when she noticed three police officers outside her home on Battery Road. “They were following the escaped goat,” Holmes said of the four-legged fugitive that had gotten away from its owner in the park...

Maine woman, police rescue escaped goat from Belfast Bay Police said the goat escaped from its owner at a nearby veterinary clinic and had to be coaxed back to shore by a woman in a kayak. Author: Zach Blanchard (NEWS CENTER Maine) Published: 4:50 PM EST December 31, 2020 Updated: 6:31 PM EST December 31, 2020 BELFAST, Maine — A goat (yes, a goat!) had to be rescued from Belfast Bay this week with help from local police and a quick-thinking kaya...

Belfast Kayaker Rescues Runaway Goat Yesterday, using her kayak, a Belfast woman aided law enforcement in rescuing a runaway goat from the ocean. According to WMTW, Jerri Holmes said she was in the process of making a pot of chili when she spotted a group of police officers chasing a goat through her yard. As they closed in on the goat, it made a run for the frigid water.  To their surprise, it hopped in and started paddling away.  Not wanting to see the police risk hypothermia, Holmes steppe...

Maine woman uses kayak to help rescue an escaped goat The goat was headed to the vet when it escaped in Belfast and started swimming out to sea. Share Updated: 8:19 AM EST Dec 30, 2020 WABI Maine woman uses kayak to help rescue an escaped goat The goat was headed to the vet when it escaped in Belfast and started swimming out to sea. Share Updated: 8:19 AM EST Dec 30, 2020 Hide Transcript Show Transcript AN INCREDIBLE RESCUE IN BELFAST.. AS A WOMAN JUMPS...

Maine kayaker rescues escaped goat that swam into the ocean By (0) Dec. 30 (UPI) -- A Maine kayaker ventured into the ocean to rescue a goat that escaped from the parking lot of a veterinary hospital and swam into the water. Belfast police said the 4-year-old goat escaped from its owner Tuesday in the parking lot of the Belfast Veterinary Hospital and ran through a retirement community before making its way to the beach. Advertisement Steve Bowler, the marketing director for Penobscot Shores ...