Southern Indiana horse pulled from muddy sinkhole in Harrison County

CORYDON, Ind. (WDRB) — A southern Indiana horse found himself in a muddy situation on Wednesday morning, stuck upside down in a sinkhole.

Just before 10 a.m. the Harrison Township Fire Department got the call, and the sinkhole was several hundred yards away from the road.

With the help of a local towing company, Shaffer's Towing and Harrison County Animal Control they were able to makeshift a harness, get an excavator and pull the horse named Pete out safely.

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"A good majority of our staff is rope rescue technicians and that's not exactly 100% versed in large animal rescue, said Sgt. Joshua Saulman. "Our staff was able to use that training and education to adapt and overcome such an odd situation."

It took the crew about an hour and 10 minutes to get Pete out of the hole. Afterwards he was checked by a veterinarian and seems to be doing just fine.

"That's what makes this the best job in the world, is at the end of the day seeing the homeowners face, the smile on their face. Then later finding out that the horse has recovered remarkedly and that they're so thankful," said Saulman.

Pete's owners tell us they believe he stepped into the hole and fell onto his back. They've spent hours cleaning mud off him and are hoping the rain over the next couple days will clean him off completely. They've also put an electric fence around the hole, so it doesn't happen again.

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