Nature can be beautiful, but it can also be terrifyingly dangerous. If you haven’t already figured it out, Mother Nature is a force to be reckoned with. Sinkholes, which are pockets in the earth’s surface layers, are some of our planet’s most unpredictable phenomenons, sometimes taking entire houses down with them. They can form after heavy rains wash away weak layers under the surface, or they can simply develop over time.
Sometimes sinkholes claim totally helpless creatures, and you won’t believe who firefighters had to rescue in this particular instance…
But they didn’t realize it until a completely unsuspecting, helpless animal fell through the earth’s surface.
For two hours, three rescue teams and a backhoe worked together to free Ginger, a horse owned by Carolyn Putney for the past 25 years.
Instinctively, she tried to kick herself free, but that only made her sink further into the earth.
About 15 firefighters were able to hoist the majestic animal out of the four-foot-deep hole with some strategically placed straps.
She had a couple scratches on her legs and was exhausted from the harrowing experience…
But after she was rushed to the vet for a checkup and treatment, she and Putney were told that her recovery would be a quick one!
Now she’s safe and sound, above the earth’s surface, where she belongs!
(source Little Things)
Thank goodness she made it out with just a few scratches. These men and women truly went above and beyond the call of duty!
