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Multi-agency effort rescues horse
A A mud-caked mud-caked horse horse is is led led away away from from mudhole mudhole itit took took four four hours hours and and approximately approximately two-dozen two-dozenrescuers rescuersto tofree freeititfrom. from.
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A A four-hour four-hour multi-agency multi-agency effort effort went went into action to rescue a horse nearly into action to rescue a horse nearly subsubmerged merged in in aa mud mud hole hole Wednesday Wednesday afterafternoon. noon. “Over “Over the the course course of, of, well, well, aa few fewhours hourswe we finally got this horse (free), ” said Tim finally got this horse (free),” said TimFairFairbanks, banks, search search manager manager for for Campbell CampbellRiver River Search and Rescue. “It was Search and Rescue. “It was aa big big mud mudhole. hole. Really Really only only the the horse’s horse’s shoulders, shoulders, aa bit bit of of its back, forelegs and head were out of the its back, forelegs and head were out of the puddle. The entire hind section was in.” puddle. The entire hindout section in.” The original call went for anwas injured The original call went out for an injured rider after the horse was spooked by a rider nest afternear theMcIvor horse Lake. was spooked by a wasp Upon arrival, wasp nest near McIvor Lake. Upon arrival, it was discovered that the horse was in the it wasdistress. discovered that the horse was in the most most distress. An Emergency Health Services ambuAn Emergency Health Services ambu-
lance lance crew, crew, the the Fire Fire Department Department and and the the RCMP RCMPwere wereon onscene sceneand andCampbell CampbellRiver River Search Searchand andRescue Rescuesoon soonjoined joinedthem. them.Two Two veterinarians were also called to veterinarians were also called tothe thescene scene to to provide provide medical medical advice. advice. More More than than 20-25 people were involved. 20-25 people were involved. With With all all that that personnel personnel in in place, place,aarope rope and pulley system was set up and pulley system was set up in in the thetrees trees and and looped looped underneath underneath the the horse horseto tohelp help extricate extricate it. it. Then Then itit was was aa matter matter of ofdigdigging ging and and hauling hauling on on the the rope. rope. Eventually Eventually the the horse horse was wasfreed freed.. “It’s not something we’d ever dealt with “It’s not we’donever with before. Wesomething had to learn thedealt go,” said before. We had to learn on the go, ” said Capt. Ken Dawson of the Campbell River Capt. Ken Dawson of the Campbell River Fire Department. Fire TheDepartment. horse appeared to be tiring throughappeared be tiring throughoutThe thehorse ordeal but wastoeventually able to out the ordeal but was eventually to walk away from the scene and backable to its walk away from the scene and back to its home, covered in mud but alive. home, covered in mud but alive.
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