Seven cows washed ashore drowned after attempting to cross the channel from Cefn Sidan to the harbour.

BBC: Rescued cow at Cefn Sidan beach in Carmarthenshire

Two more cows were reported by fishermen lost in the channel, another was found dead on Cefn Sidan.

BBC: Rescued cow at Cefn Sidan beach in Carmarthenshire

Tracks in the sand showed the cows had wandered along seven miles of Cefn Sidan inside the dune line before being washed off its end.

BBC: Rescued cow at Cefn Sidan beach in Carmarthenshire