Firefighters are currently assisting a pig which has become stuck in a ditch that is filling with rain water near Mildenhall.

Crews were called just after 2pm today to the stuck animal in Tuddenham Road, Herringswell.

A spokesman for Suffolk Fire and Rescue Service said the pig is stuck in a six foot ditch which currently has around six inches of water in it.

They added: "We are waiting for a vet to arrive to sedate the animal so we can begin lifting it out."

Appliances from Bury St Edmunds, Mildenhall and Newmarket are in attendance.