'You won't see this in the city': police keep watch over escaped cows in Russell, Ont.

OTTAWA -- Ontario Provincial Police dealt with a traffic hazard Wednesday morning that you won't see on the Queensway.

In a Tweet, OPP said some cows had run away from home in the Russell area.

Fortunately, they decided to rest on someone's front lawn, giving officers the chance to keep them safe until the farmer came to get them.

Traffic is now "mooving" smoothly.

An early morning traffic hazard you won't see in the city! These #cows ran away from home, but decided to take a rest in a residential area in the Village of Russell this morning. Officers kept an eye on them until the farmer could come and round them up. #animal #ottnews ^bd pic.twitter.com/hLMhGm7iN7

— OPP East Region (@OPP_ER) August 19, 2020