Horse falls into pit and dies after rescue

A dramatic operation kept the Schwechat Volunteer Fire Department on tenterhooks on Tuesday evening: A horse had fallen into a workshop pit and could only be freed with heavy equipment. The emergency services fought for the animal's life - but in the end their efforts were unsuccessful. At around 6.30 p.m. the Schwechat Volunteer Fire Department was alerted: A 33-year-old horse had fallen into a workshop pit in a riding stable and was unable to …

The fire department had to free the 33-year-old animal in Schwechat from the predicament.

An extensive rescue operation and all efforts did not help: A 33-year-old horse died in Schwechat (Bruck a. d. Leitha district) on Tuesday evening. According to the local fire department, the animal had fallen into a workshop pit in a riding stable.

SCHWECHAT. An extensive rescue operation and all efforts were in vain: a 33-year-old horse died in Schwechat (Bruck a. d. Leitha district) on Tuesday evening.