Crime & Safety
Firefighters Rescue Horse at Bottom of a Well Near China Camp
Horse had fallen into a well at 690 North San Pedro Rd. and was treading water. After the rescue, horse was able to walk under it own power.
By Bay City News Service
Firefighters successfully hoisted a horse out of a well near San Rafael Monday evening after it had fallen in and struggled to swim earlier in the day, a fire battalion chief said.
The horse was first reported to have fallen in the well at 4:37 p.m. on the ranch where the horse is kept at 690 N. San Pedro Road, Battalion Chief Jeff Rowan said.
The horse was found in the 25-foot-deep well, treading water as the well had about 20 feet of water in it and supporting itself on a broken board.
Rowan said it wasn't clear how long the horse had been in there before firefighters arrived, but it appeared that the horse had stepped onto a board covering the well and it had broken.
Firefighters, sheriff's deputies, a veterinarian and other animal workers all responded and eventually decided to hoist the horse out of the well using a crane.
Once they strapped the horse in it easily came out of the well and, while tired, appeared to be OK and was able to walk under its own power, Rowan said. The horse was checked for injury by a veterinarian.
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