Second horse rescued from second ditch in two dayspublished at 10:24 Greenwich Mean Time 13 December 2017
Rescue teams from Devon and Somerset Fire and Rescue Service have freed a horse that became stuck in a ditch in east Devon.
They were called to Chineway Road, Ottery St Mary, at about 18:00 on Tuesday, external.
It took about three hours to free the animal, which was rescued unharmed using specialist equipment. It was left under the care of its owner.
It's the second incident of its kind in as many days after a similar operation in Shute, near Colyton, on Monday night, external.