Firefighters save horse who was helplessly trapped in a sinkhole

 

It’s a firefighter’s duty to help everyone in their community, whether they’re human or animal. While they are stereotypically said to “save cats from trees,” sometimes the animal is many times larger — and stuck in a much trickier spot.

That was the case for one team of New Orleans firefighters, who came to the rescue of a horse who was stuck in a sinkhole.

The firefighters were called to Leake & Broadway St. on February 5, to save the poor stuck horse.

Eventually, the firefighters are able to dig the horse out of the sinkhole:

Further details about the horse are currently unknown. The fire department has been contacted for information about the status of the horse.

But one firefighter replied to a concerned comment under the department’s Facebook post, saying the horse was doing “good so far.”

Sinkholes — pits in the ground caused by undrained ground water — can be a major safety risk for both humans and animals.

Even an animal as big as a horse can get helplessly trapped in a sinkhole, and it can be life-threatening: last month, a horse in Alabama reportedly died in a sinkhole. “15,000 pounds and you can barely see him in it. This was a big big horse. So this a big hole,” the horse’s owner told WAFF.

Thankfully, rescuers can always be counted on to pull an animal out of a sinkhole.

And firefighters can also be counted to help a horse back on its feet: just last month, a fire crew in Beaver County, Pennsylvania went viral after helping an elderly horse out of the mud.

Thankfully, that horse — Leggs — is reportedly doing well after the fall.

“If they wouldn’t have come, we would have lost him because he wouldn’t have made it. I can’t thank them enough,” owner Emily Lesko told KDKA.

Thank you to these firefighters for saving this horse from a sinkhole! You’re true heroes. We hope this horse is doing well now.

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