3 Cows Sent Adrift by Hurricane Dorian Found Alive on North Carolina Shore Months After Storm

Photo: Rhonda Hunter Photography

A hurricane’s severe flooding couldn’t stop these cows from coming home.

WhenHurricane Dorianmade its way up from theBahamasand towards America’s east coast in September, it brought with it high winds and rapid rainfall. The Category 1 conditions caused flooding among affected areas, including North Carolina, where unsuspecting livestock were swept away into the ocean.

“It’s a tremendous story of how they made it,” B.G. Horvat, a Cape Lookout park spokesperson, told theNYTon Wednesday. “If the cows could talk, imagine the story they can tell you of enduring that rush of water … that must be incredible.”

Cows.Rhonda Hunter Photography

The first of the returned cows showed up about a month after the hurricane, as the other two trickled over the past two weeks, reports theCharlotte Observer. According to the local outlet, 28 wild horses died after being caught in the storm’s waves and taken into the Atlantic ocean.

Waters that took the animals out to sea are believed to have been nine feet deep, according to Horvat, who says the cows have been inseparable since being rescued.

“Ever since they found each other, they have been hanging out together,” he said. “They are just grazing on the North Core Island.”

source: people.com