A team of firefighters worked tirelessly for three hours to rescue a horse named Duchess who had fallen into a ditch on the Friday of bank holiday. Essex County Fire and Rescue were called for help by the horse's owner after she saw her beloved animal had gotten trapped in mud. Duchess the horse came into serious difficultly after tumbling down into a ditchIt's not known how long Duchess had been stuck when the call for help was made. Two fire engines and the animal rescue unit arrived to help poor Duchess and it took around three hours for the team of firefighters to rescue her safely. Essex County Fire and Rescue crew manager Kieran Davis said: 'Working alongside a vet and the owner, we used lines and slings, attached to our Animal Rescue Unit, to pull and slide the horse out of the ditch.

Source: Daily Mail May 09, 2020 17:57 UTC