Firefighters' battle to save horse trapped in Wigan ditch thought to be in vain
A horse is believed to have been put down after emergency services spent two hours trying to rescue it from a ditch in Wigan.
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The injured and distressed animal was found trapped on Barracks Road, close to Hindley Prison, in Bickershaw, at around 5pm on Saturday February 19.
A spokesperson for Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service (GMFRS) said: “Just after 5.15pm on Saturday 19 February 19 we received a report of a horse that had become stuck in a ditch near Barracks Road, Bickershaw.
“Crews were in attendance for around two hours.”
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Hide AdIt is believed that the horse had to be euthanised after the fire crew had left, but this has not been confirmed.
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