Bowen Basin miners rescue baby emu stuck in mud

It took quite a few attempts, but a group of miners have come to the rescue of a baby emu, stuck in the mud. Workers at the Bowen Basin in Central Queensland spotted the distressed bird in a deep mine pit, at the end of their night shift. After diving in hip-deep mud, the trio was able to eventually free the emu, who ran off and rejoined its family. The entire rescue operation was captured on video by a fellow workmate. The mine operator who pulled the bird out was glad it was done at the end of her shift, as the rescue left her covered in mud from head to toe.