Dramatic footage shows a farmer wade through ice-cold water to rescue a stranded sheep following historic flooding which has batter communities across the UK.
Faye Russell, from Derbyshire, risked her life to save the animal with just a rope around her waist as a safety measure.
Video shows the moment she entered the water to get her beloved sheep to safety, wearing wellies and waterproof clothing
The incident happened after her flock became trapped on the south Derbyshire farm after Storm Dennis triggered serious flooding across the county.
The 26-year-old praised her neighbours and co-workers who supported her during her rescue, reports DerbyshireLive.
She said: "My sheep are my life and I would put their lives before my own every time and when we saw the water up, there was never a point where I thought I would not be going in for them.
"I said to everyone that I was going to go first into the water, I didn't want to fill in the accident book for someone else.
"It was dirty, it was very cold, the chill nearly cut me in two, but I would do anything for my sheep and once I started getting the lambs away, the ewes' motherly instinct kicked in and they started to follow.
"I was in the water for about half an hour to forty-five minutes. I was cold and wet afterwards, but once we got the sheep fed and warm, it was like nothing had happened. They were little swines."
She said there were 15 sheep and a dozen lambs with them that needed help.
She has now urged experts to think harder about flood defences across the country.
She said: "Flooding is changing. In years gone by, you had a better idea of how much water or flooding you would get in certain time periods.
"Now though, it is so unpredictable and with it stopping and starting, it is just so difficult to prepare for.
Earlier today a shocking video has emerged of cars crawling through deep flood water in a town in Scotland.
Vehicles were seen desperately trying to make their way through rising flood waters in Paisley .
The Environment Agency (EA) has also warned that heavy rain over the weekend could bring further flooding misery over the weekend.
England has received 141% of its average February rainfall so far, the agency said as it warned the deluges are set to continue into next week.
It said that spells of heavy rain over the weekend could lead to further flooding in parts of the North and the Midlands.
And a spokesman said that "ongoing river flooding remains probable for the River Severn on Monday and Tuesday".
