Longhorn stuck in a sinkhole during Harvey gets dramatic rescue

Samson the Longhorn — a beloved neighborhood pet — got himself stuck in a sinkhole caused by rains from Harvey. Volunteers and a vet tech nurtured the dehydrated animal back to life. Samson the Longhorn — a beloved neighborhood pet — got himself stuck in a sinkhole caused by rains from Harvey. Volunteers and a vet tech nurtured the dehydrated animal back to life. Photo: Crystal DeVeau Photo: Crystal DeVeau Image 1 of / 41 Caption Close Longhorn stuck in a sinkhole during Harvey gets dramatic rescue 1 / 41 Back to Gallery

Severe storms and rain from Hurricane Harvey have left people and animals stranded with nowhere to go.

Samson the Longhorn — a beloved neighborhood pet in Spring — got himself stuck in a sinkhole caused by rains from Harvey and thanks to a rally of neighbors in the area and Facebook posts, the animal was saved within hours.

Kaeleigh Jordan, the operator of the Facebook group Rayford Road Round Up, lead the charge in reaching out to the community through Facebook to find help for the steer. She told Chron.com that within hours of posting a request for help of Samson, about 25 people responded to the plea.

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With the use of straps and mechanical equipment, the group of volunteers were able to get Samson out of the sinkhole. Though the battle for his life wasn't over yet.

"He had been in this hole for 2-3 hours. His body was so weak, cold, and tired," Amanda Sheridan, who witnessed and aided in the rescue, told Chron.com. "His eyes were rolling in the back of his head, his body was shaking. It was such a scary thing to witness."

At that point, another request for a veterinarian to come help was sent out on Jordan's Facebook group. That plea for help was heard by vet tech Tammy Adkins.

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Two volunteers, Jennifer Montgomery and her husband, left to pick up Adkins, since her cars were flooded out. When Adkins got to the scene, she put an IV of saline in Samson to get him hydrated again and within hours he was up and moving.

Monday morning, Adkins got a Facebook message from "the mom" of Samson saying in part: "Samson looks so much better this morning. It truly is a miracle what happen yesterday. Thank you again my heart is so full of thankfulness it's hard to contain."

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