A sheep died during an attempted rescue by firefighters.
Crews were called to farmland in Saxby Road, Melton, at 4.25pm on Saturday after a sheep and two lambs became stuck in the River Eye.
Firefighters from Melton, Oakham and Leicester attended and managed to rescue the two lambs but the sheep, which had become trapped by fallen branches, drowned.
The RSPCA also attended the incident.
