The firefighters emptied the channel before removing the equine with a winch.
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SDIS 31
He was exhausted, exhausted and hypothermic.
Fallen into a water channel in Montgaillard-Lauragais, south-east of Toulouse, a horse could have lost its life on Friday without the intervention of the firefighters.
Called for help, the first to arrive on site initially emptied the channel in order to relieve the 25-year-old equine and above all to keep its head above the water.
We are pleased to announce that the horse đŽ rescued yesterday by the # firefighters from @ sdis31officiel is doing well!
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- Firefighters 31 (@ sdis31officiel) January 16, 2021
Quickly, the aquatic rescuers took over, with, from a distance, the advice of the veterinarian of the Haute-Garonne departmental fire and rescue service.
To get the animal out of this bad patch, they brought in a lifting device and harnessed it before placing it on the shore.
He was immediately taken care of and treated by a civilian veterinarian from a commune of Issus.
At the end of this spectacular rescue, the survival of the horse was far from guaranteed given its state of exhaustion.
A day later, firefighters said he was doing much better and had been able to stand up and eat.
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