David "Tex" Houston, left, Rachel Duncan, second left, and owner Yvonne Denton, third from right, after drowning horse Heathcliffe was rescued from floodwaters. Photographer Rob Suisted was driving to check stock in Takapu Valley, near Wellington, during Saturday's wild weather when he spotted two people in the flooded Takapu Stream. Former police launch skipper David "Tex" Houston, left, and teen powerlifter Rachel Duncan work to keep Takapu Valley horse Heathcliffe from drowning. David "Tex" Houston, left, Rachel Duncan and another person with Heathcliffe during his rescue from Takapu Stream. David "Tex" Houston, left, Rachel Duncan, second left, and owner Yvonne Denton, third from right, after drowning horse Heathcliffe was rescued from floodwaters.

Source: New Zealand Herald July 17, 2021 17:04 UTC