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Oststeinbek (dpa / lno) - The fire brigade freed a helpless horse from a stream in Oststeinbek (Stormarn district) on Monday.

The animal had sunk into the stream and was no longer able to save itself, said a spokeswoman for the German press agency.

The horse could be pulled out of the ditch “with ribbon slings and a lot of manpower”.

Between 20 and 30 emergency services would have helped pull out.

A telescopic loader borrowed from a farmer was not used.

Apparently the horse is doing well.

"It went well to the paddock."

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