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Why injured Swiss cows sometimes leave by helicopter

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When a bovine breaks a leg on an alpine slope, a casual walk down is out of the question. Emergency responders strap the massive animals into specialized aerial harnesses and airlift them across the valleys, gifting the bewildered livestock with the most majestic and terrifying flight of their lives.

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