A ‘fortunate escape’ for horses trapped in trailer caught beneath fallen tree

Firefighters got here to the rescue of two horses who had been trapped in a trailer beneath a fallen tree on a slender street in Devon.

Crews had to make use of specialist gear to get into the trailer, close to the Mary Tavy Inn and Mary Tavy village, however each horses had been rescued unhurt, a spokesperson for Tavistock Fireplace Station stated.

A spokesperson for Devon and Somerset Fireplace and Rescue Service instructed H&H: “At 11.20am on 10 December we had been known as to attend an incident the place a horse field had grow to be trapped beneath a fallen free on a slender lane.

“The horse field had been broken, and two horses had been trapped inside. A crew from Tavistock Fireplace Station used hydraulic gear to realize entry and the horses had been launched unhurt.”

The fireplace station spokesperson stated that crews from Tavistock and Yelverton went to the scene, and their efforts ensured a “fortunate escape” for the horses.

Image by Tavistock Fireplace Station

It was a second animal rescue in two days for the Tavistock crew, who had been known as to the river Tavy the day earlier than.

“On Monday morning Tavistock attended an incident the place a small aged canine had fallen three meters into the river Tavy,” the spokesperson stated. “Crews donned water rescue and security gear earlier than getting into the river and bringing the canine again to dry land unhurt.

“While it’s troublesome to withstand the temptation to attempt to get into the river to assist in these circumstances, we might strongly advise in opposition to anybody entering into any river due the danger of chilly water shock or being swept away by currents making a life-threatening incident.”

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Eleanor is an skilled journalist who spent over eight years working for native and nationwide newspapers earlier than becoming a member of H&H as information editor in March 2016. Obsessed with equine welfare and exposing the reality, Eleanor has reported on all points of the trade, from Brexit to anti-bullying campaigns, and from dressage guidelines to mules. Her sport of alternative is showjumping, by which she competes her personal horses, and he or she additionally enjoys reporting at native leaping exhibits via to worldwide championships.