ARCHIVED - Horse rescued by firefighters after fall with rider in Alcoy
The animal had become trapped in brambles after tumbling on a mountain road in the Alicante town
A rider fortunately escaped serious injury after falling with his horse over the side of a hillside road in Alcoy on Tuesday morning, September 21.
Whilst the young man appeared to be unscathed by the accident, the sandy-coloured horse was not so lucky and became trapped in brambles and bushes, and had to be freed by Alicante firefighters.
Esta mañana en un camino de montaña en Alcoy, rescatamos un caballo tras sufrir una caída con su jinete en una zona de zarzas, el jinete no necesito ayuda y se encontraba en buen estado tras la caída pero tuvimos que intervenir para liberar al caballo #bomberos #cpba #enaccion pic.twitter.com/FqWOI8eBPZ
— Consorcio Bomberos Alicante (@BomberosDipuALC) September 18, 2021
Thankfully, neither the horse or rider needed medical attention.
Elsewhere in Alicante province, a young female eagle owl has been rescued in Albatera after it was injured flying into fence, and is now being cared for at a local shelter before it can be released back into the wild.
Image: Consorcio Bomberos Alicante