Rescuers Come to Aid of Exhausted Horse Trapped in Muddy Bog
Photo courtesy of Lee County Sheriff’s Office
Jan. 22, 2014/Lee County, FL.- A horse is recuperating today following a brush with death in a muddy pond.
On Tuesday, January 21, 2014, the Lee County Sheriff’s Office Agricultural Crimes Unit responded to 6691 Patsy Drive in response to a horse stuck in a muddy pond. Upon arrival, it was immediately clear that the horse was in need of assistance. A Technical Large Animal Emergency Rescue Team was quickly assembled consisting of several Lee and Collier County Sheriff’s deputies.
Photo courtesy of Lee County Sheriff’s Office
The horse was stuck in a muddy flag pond approximately eight feet down an embankment. The horse had exhausted itself, was unable to stand, and needed assistance just to keep its head above the cold, muddy water.
By utilizing the rescue glide and other rescue equipment, the team was able to pull the horse to dry ground where it eventually walked away under its own power. The horse was given a guardedly optimistic prognosis from the on scene veterinarian.
Photo courtesy of Lee County Sheriff’s Office
Special thanks to Van Roekel & Associates Veterinarians and the Tice Fire Department who also assisted in the rescue.
Photo courtesy of Lee County Sheriff’s Office
