Bloomfield Hills Cow Jumps Fence, Runs For 20 Minutes: Officials

BLOOMFIELD TOWNSHIP, MI — Bloomfield Township fire crews rescued a cow Sunday from a residential area after the heifer escaped from her farm when she was spooked by sheep, officials said.

The Bowers School Farm said Nelly jumped the entrance gate when she saw the sheep and ran through the Kentmoor subdivision in Bloomfield Hills for 20 minutes before officials safely captured her, the school said.

Fire officials said with the help of a farmer, they lured Nelly in with the promise of fresh feed by the crews, and she was safely brought back to her home.

"Our apologies to anyone who may have had an unusual Sunday dinner guest in their backyard," Bowers said in a Facebook post. "She must have wanted to meet the new neighbors."

The Bowers School Farm is a non-profit organization owned and operated by the Bloomfield Hills schools. The farm is located on East Square Lake Road between Squirrel and Adams roads in Bloomfield Hills.

The farm's 93 acres of fields and forest include pastures for livestock to graze, as well as ponds, pumpkin fields, and flower and produce gardens. There's also a variety of livestock including horses, sheep, goats, chickens, pigs, cattle and llama on the farm.