Horse pulled from icy water after long rescue A horse in Hamilton is lucky to be alive after she was trapped in an icy marsh. It took several hours, but firefighters were able to pull "Moonshine" to safety. Share Shares Copy Link Copy

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WEBVTT THE HOUSE SUSTAINED MAJOR DAMAGE. THE CAUSE IS UNDER INVESTIGATION. TO THE RESCUE, A HORSE GETS IN TROUBLE AND THE TEAM PULLS TOGETHER. IT HAPPENED ON THE NORTH SHORE THIS AFTERNOON. IT TOOK HEAVY MACHINERY TO GET IT DONE. LIAM MARTIN HAS THE STORY FROM HAMILTON. FOR MORE THAN TWO HOURS, UP TO HER NECK IN FRIGID WATER AND MUD. I WAS LOOKING IN THE WOODS AND HEARD A NOISE. THEY ARE THE ONES WHO SPOTTED THE STRUGGLING HORSE. SHE HAD FALLEN THROUGH THE ICE, JUST HER HEAD ABOVE THE SURFACE. IF WE HAD NOT BEEN WALKING, I DO NOT THINK ANYONE WOULD HAVE SEEN HER. CREWS ARRIVED FROM ALL OVER THE COUNTY IN AN ATTEMPT TO RESCUE HER. THEY USED A CRANE TO TRY TO GET HER OUT. THE OWNERS, AN EMOTIONAL WRECK. I WAS A BASKET CASE. I HAD FAITH THEY WOULD GET HER OUT. GETTING A HORSE OUT, VERY DIFFICULT. WHAT MUST HAVE BEEN THE COLDEST TWO HOURS OF MOONSHINE'S LIFE, SHE EMERGED. SHE TOOK A WHILE TO GET HER FEEDBACK BUT EVENTUALLY WALKED TO THE BAR AND ON HER OWN POWER. SHE'S ONLY HYPOTHERMIC. SHE IS NOT IN SHOCK. SHE WILL BE FINE. SHE IS ONE IN A MILLION.

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