Published 16:12 IST, February 25th 2020
Video: Award-winning pony miraculously rescued from 12-feet hole
The video was posted by a Facebook user showed the white pony named, Flo being rescued out of a 12 ft hole in North Wales by a mechanical digger on a farm.
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A pony was rescued out of a 12 ft hole in rth Wales by a mechanical digger at a farm in Whitford on February 22. video was posted by a Facebook user and showed white pony named, Flo peeking out from crevice as machine scrapped away soil and n she was running free on ground. According to media reports, rescuers spent nearly 20 minutes preparing ground outside hole. short clip also showed digger taking two delicate scoops of sand before young horse climbed out.
Flo is reportedly owned by a pony-breeder Rosie Wilson and has also won medals in pony shows. He was staying at Jo Swift's farm in Whitford, Flintshire when pair had ticed that Flo was missing and went to check. However, since pony was t found after searching field, Jo reportedly heard pony's whinnies coming from a deep hole. With help of farmers and Thomas Plant, a local man with digger, group mand to rescue pony.
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video has been viewed thousands of times with netizens calling it a “fabulous rescue”. Swift also told an international news media outlet that Flo would have been in “grave danger” if she had been injured while getting into hole. Swift furr called it a “miracle” that team was able to get pony out and said that pony is “perfectly fine”.
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Leopard, puppy rescued after seven hours
While Flo was successfully removed from 12 ft hole, ar video surfaced on February 23 which showed a puppy and a leopard being rescued by local forest depart from a well in Varche Tembhe vill after spending seven hours inside it. Both animals had fallen inside well after leopard chased puppy for a hunt. According to reports, despite a long duration of seven hours, canine was without any injuries. Locals in area had informed forest department who arrived at spot and started rescue operation which took around four hours.
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(With ANI inputs)
16:12 IST, February 25th 2020