Horse dies after tumbling down hill in Ventura County
THOUSAND OAKS, Calif. (AP) — A 25-year-old horse died Sunday after being rescued when it fell down a steep hillside and became wedged against a retaining wall in Southern California, authorities said.
The Ventura County Fire Department used ropes and pullies to hoist the brown horse named Sara from the precarious position in Thousand Oaks.
#Horse Rescue: @VCFD large animal rescue team used ropes and pulleys to safely extricate Sara, the 1000-pound horse from her precarious position on a #ThousandOaks hillside. @CityofTO #firefighter #USAR pic.twitter.com/hx1AkJhDkW
— VCFD PIO (@VCFD_PIO) April 25, 2021
After it was pulled back up the hill, a veterinarian evaluated the animal, which sadly died a short time later.
“Not the kind of update we were hoping for, but sadly, the horse has succumbed to her injuries despite the best efforts of the firefighters and the vet on scene,” the fire department tweeted.
Not the kind of update we were hoping for, but sadly, the horse has succumbed to her injuries despite the best efforts of the firefighters and the vet on scene.
— VCFD PIO (@VCFD_PIO) April 25, 2021
Officials didn’t say what caused the thousand-pound (454-kilo) horse to tumble down the hill northwest of Los Angeles.
