Horse wedged against a wall rescued by fire fighters

Fire crews from Dartmouth and Plymouth have rescued a horse that was wedged against a concrete wall in Stoke Fleming. Belle being comforted by her owner after falling through a fence and getting wedged against the wall - credit Dartmouth Fire Station Devon and Somerset Fire and Rescue Service was called to Pleasent Valley Farm, Stoke Fleming, just after 7.30am this morning, Wednesday, 24 February, after a horse fell through a fence and was wedged upside down between a concrete wall and a bank. While the owner was keeping the horse, Belle, calm, the fire crews called in the USAR (Urban Search and Rescue) team who have heavy lifting equipment. The area was made safe for crews to work as "large animals can do things in a split second which may injure somebody" and Belle was the sedated by a vet. Fire crews working hard to get Belle out safely - credit Dartmouth Fire Station A spokesperson for DSFRS said: "Because of the stress and the time it would take to get the teleha