Brandon: Horse rescued after getting stuck in river

Fire crews were called out to rescue a horse after it became stuck in a river.

The male horse was in deep water in the River Little Ouse at Brandon when Suffolk Fire and Rescue Service was called at about 16:15 BST on Monday.

Crews from Mildenhall, Bury St Edmunds and Brandon came to the rescue, but while there the horse managed to get itself out and on to the bank on the opposite side to where it fell in.

Officers walked the unharmed horse back to its owner, Heather Brosnan.

Mrs Brosnan, from Luton, had been on holiday in Norfolk and had taken her horses on rides with friends and family in Thetford Forest on the way home.

She said her horse, Barnaby, fell in the river after slipping off a narrow bridleway.

"We were so concerned about keeping his head above water," Mrs Brosnan told BBC Radio Suffolk.

After being rescued, Barnaby is now back at home "like nothing has happened", she said.

"It was not very nice to see, but we're very happy he's OK now."

Suffolk's crews were out again on Tuesday morning when a crow was spotted stuck in a tree with fishing line tangled around it.

Lowestoft firefighters used a ladder to reach the bird and cut it loose before it flew off, they said.

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