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After firefighters drained the pool and used a harness to lift her out, the cow was checked over by a vet to make sure she and her calf were healthy before she was returned home.

“This investigation, my only chance at justice, has drained me physically and mentally…the longer this investigation drags on, the more my trust in the system fades,” she told the BBC.

The species has colonized new regions when transported on ships’ hulls or in ballast water that is drained in ports.

Crain’s lips were drained of color and she kept saying she was going to pass out.

“I had seven children, and now I only have five left… What can I say? I don’t even know. By God, they have broken our hearts. We are exhausted, emotionally drained. We’ve lost everything.”