Loose cow corralled twice after escaping church nativity scene

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Thursday, December 14, 2017
Cow escapes again
Cow escapes again: Katherine Scott reports during Action News at 6:30 a.m. on December 14, 2017.

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania -- Maybe the second time is the charm? A cow has been corralled twice now after escaping a church nativity scene in Philadelphia.

The animal was first captured on a highway. Police caught up with it in a parking garage the second time.

Cow gets loose again in Old City on December 14, 2017.

The cow, nicknamed "Stormy," made its way out of Old First Reformed United Church of Christ around 6:20 a.m. Thursday, then walked down the street.

Loose cow corralled on I-95. Katherine Scott reports during Action News at 6 a.m. on December 14, 2017.

The pastor of the church tried his best to stop the cow, but to no avail. The cow then went to the upper level of a parking garage where it was eventually cornered.

This all began around 2:15 a.m. when "Stormy" was seen walking on the highway

Action Cam: Police corral a cow on I-95 on December 14, 2017.

At one point, Philadelphia and Pennsylvania state police boxed it in with their cruisers before walking the animal off of the highway. After police corralled the cow on the highway, they returned it back to the church safe and sound, where it remained until it escaped again.

Traffic camera catches police corralling cow on I-95 on December 14, 2017.

Reverend Michael Caine tells 6abc the nativity scene has been part of the church since 1973.

Action Cam: Cow on the loose on I-95 on December 14, 2017.
Cow back at church after I-95 journey on December 14, 2017.

"Stormy" is once again back at the church.

Cow gets loose on I-95. Jeannette Reyes reports during Action News at 4 a.m. on December 14, 2017.

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