Incident
Horse rescued from river
It’s not just fires we attend, over the weekend we were called to rescue a horse who was stuck in the River Chelmer at Nounsley.
Firefighters were called to the River Chelmer at Nounsley at 8:21pm on Sunday to reports of a horse stuck in the water.
Crews worked alongside a vet to rescue the horse by 11:52pm.
He was safely reunited with his herd.
Closed
Incident number
179318
Attending station
Location
River Chelmer, Nounsley
Date
8.21pm - 25 September 2022
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