Caught on camera: Horse rescued from deep canal
Members of Palm Beach County Fire Rescue in Florida spent part of their Sunday rescuing a trapped horse from a deep canal.
Video of the rescue was recorded by the horse鈥檚 owner, Darcy Murray.
Murray said she and her family believe the horse, Alice, was spooked by something, ran, and somehow wound up in the canal.
Her adult son, Aiden, was the only one in their home when Alice got loose. A neighbor knocked on the door to let him know his horse was in the canal.
鈥淣o shoes on, I ran out there and, lo and behold, our horse was neck deep in the canal water,鈥� Aiden said.
Aiden said Alice is 28 years old and arthritic. He knew there was no way she鈥檇 be able to climb out on her own.
But he also saw that she was breathing fine and not panicking, so he settled in to wait for Fire Rescue to arrive.
鈥淚 was just watching her to make sure she didn鈥檛 dip her head under water, or she wasn鈥檛 in too much pain or anything like that,鈥� Aiden said.
Once firefighters arrived, they consulted with the Murrays to figure out the best way to get Alice to safety.
In the end, they decided to sedate the horse and then use some rope and a lot of muscle to pull her out.
Alice is back in her barn now having only suffered a few scrapes and scratches.
The Murrays say this is the first time she鈥檚 ever done something like this. They hope it鈥檚 the last.
鈥淲e鈥檝e known her since she was born, so she鈥檚 very important to our family,鈥� Aiden said. 鈥淎nd I鈥檓 glad that things turned out all right in the end.鈥�