Loveland firefighters pull horse from frozen pond with crane

 

December 6, 2020



LOVELAND, Colo. (AP) — Firefighters rescued a horse that was trapped in a frozen pond overnight Saturday and said the animal, named Buddy, was likely to survive his frigid ordeal.

Rescuers used a crane to pull Buddy out of the pond in Loveland after his owner called for help and said the horse wasn't moving, The Denver Port reported.

Buddy's owner found him standing in the pond in water up to his hips around 7:45 a.m. but no one knows how long he'd been in the water. The pond had an inch-thick layer of ice on top and Buddy was so cold he didn't have the energy to walk out by himself, firefighters said.

The horse appeared to be recovering slowly after his rescue and the 15 firefighters who responded put a blanket on him and blew hot air under the blanket from a duct to warm him.

"He's shivering under this big blanket we've got," said Michael Cerovski, division chief with Loveland Fire Rescue Authority. "That's a good sign. If you're shivering, you've still got energy."

Loveland Fire Rescue trains to rescue large animals from various predicaments, Cerovski said, adding that this case had a happy ending.

"I think right now he's just a really cold horse," he said. "Hopefully, he recovers."

 

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