A TWO hour rescue mission involving fire crews from two stations finally freed a trapped horse.

Cambs Times: Horse Rescue at Mepal riverHorse Rescue at Mepal river (Image: Archant)

The horse was stuck under a bridge with reeds encasing its legs.

Cambs Times: Horse Rescue at Mepal riverHorse Rescue at Mepal river (Image: Archant)

One fire crew from Chatteris and another from Huntingdon – plus a rescue vehicle from Huntingdon- were called to the incident.

The alarm was sounded on Saturday morning after emergency services received reports of a horse stuck in a dyke near to the Three Pickerels pub, in Bridge Road, Mepal.

A fire service spokesman said: “Animal rescue-trained firefighters used specialist equipment, in-water suits and animal rescue techniques to release to the horse to safety.”

The call was raised at 8.50am and crews returned to their stations by 11.05am.