A Monroe EMS crew walked a runaway herd of goats back home
An ambulance crew found about 20 goats wandering a road, moved them to safety, and reunited them with their owner with the help of a bucket of corn.
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A Monroe Township ambulance crew on the way back from a call found about 20 goats in the road and got them home, News 12 New Jersey reported on October 19, 2026. Ambulance 513 was returning from CentraState Hospital in Freehold around 6:30 p.m. on October 13 when the crew spotted the herd along Perrineville Road near Route 522.
John Schwartz and Christopher Zwickel moved the goats off the pavement, then found the owner and told him they were out. He showed them that a bucket of corn was the whole plan. He shook it, the goats came out of the woods, and they headed home. The department said everyone made it back safely. Its own write-up of the call leaned on the obvious joke. The work underneath it was ordinary and useful: get the animals out of traffic, find the person responsible, and let the feed do the herding.
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An ambulance crew in Monroe Township, New Jersey, was driving back from a hospital when they saw about 20 goats on a road. It was around 6:30 in the evening on October 13. The goats had gotten out and were wandering near Perrineville Road. Crew members John Schwartz and Christopher Zwickel moved the goats off the pavement so cars would not hit them. Then they found the owner. He showed them the trick: a bucket of corn. He shook it, the goats ran out of the woods, and they went home. Everyone, people and goats, got back safely.
- Why was a herd of goats in the road dangerous for the goats and for drivers?
- Why did a bucket of corn work better than chasing?
- What would you do if you saw farm animals loose near cars?
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