Threatened to drown – fire brigade saved horse from a water shaft

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More than unusual use for the FF Feldkirchen near Mattighofen on Friday afternoon. With the keyword “Rescue Big Animal” the helpers were called to a farm. In fact, a horse had completely fallen into a large water shaft and threatened to drown.

“A comrade of the fire brigade was first mentioned by the owner what he had to do. As a result, this has carried out an alarm through the emergency call of the Brandbrigade, ”says Hermann Straßhofer, commander of the FF Feldkirchen near Mattighofen, the start of unusual use. When the emergency services arrived, they found the horse in a water shaft with a diameter of about one meter.

Moved in frightened coverage
The eyes were just above the water edge. The owner was able to attach a rope to the dumbbell of the animal to keep his head still and keep it above the water. But how did the horse come in? The large animal may have increased to the cover of the shaft and the coverage itself moved into fear. As a result, the horse with the rear part rushed into the full axle and suddenly was one meter below ground.

Veterinarian
“We pumped the water. Shortly thereafter, the responsible veterinarian arrived. To calm the animal, the vet with a lifeguard was rotated to the frightened animal and a light sedation was administered,” said Straßhofer. According to the doctor, a firefighter and horse expert was also removed in the narrow shaft with a telescopic opportunities then. ” Claid, and apparently unharmed, but wet and a little hypotherm for the owners, “the helpers were successfully completed.

Source: Krone

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