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Firefighters help ‘horse in distress’ outside Chippenham Hospital

byDaniel Jae Webb
20 September 2023 | 6.23pm
Main road in North Wiltshire closed as firefighters rescue horse from ditch
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Firefighters have helped a ‘horse in distress’ outside Chippenham Hospital.

Dorset and Wiltshire Fire and Rescue Service deployed resources to the scene in Rowden Hill at around 8.40am this morning (Wednesday).

A horse had fallen and become stuck within its trailer, sparking rescue operation that lasted more than two hours.

Specially-trained technical rescue firefighters from Stratton Fire Station in Swindon and a crew from Chippenham worked to free the animal from the trailer.

After it had been effectively sedated by a vet, firefighters pulled the horse free.

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