The River Trothy burst its banks near Dingestow last Thursday (19th December) cornering a flock of sheep in their field, with waters continuing to rise.

After heavy rainfall, the Trothy overflowed, trapping the flock in a field off the Jingle Road near Dingestow, putting them in serious danger if the water levels continued to rise.At around 1pm last Thursday, crews from the Monmouth station of South Wales Fire and Rescue were called to make sure the flock of around 70 were not at risk of drowning. The situation was brought to light from a motorist on the A40 travelling into Monmouth, which quickly became shared around on social media.Fearing for the stranded flock’s safety, Louisa Morgan from Mandarin Stone off the Wonastow Road, gathered a number of colleagues and started mounting a rescue. Fortunately, South Wales Fire and Rescue were shortly on the scene, fully equipped and ready to take the lead.The process took less that 20 minutes to move the sheep to a safer location. Louisa Morgan told the Beacon shortly after the flock had been moved: "The fire and rescue were absolutely fantastic!"She added: "I was worried no-one was going to do anything about them, that’s why we came down here."