Firefighters cut paths through ice to shore to save Alberta horses
GRANDE PRAIRIE, Alta. — Horses that were struggling after falling through thin ice in northwestern Alberta were saved by rescuers who cut paths to the shore with chainsaws.
Trevor Grant, the County of Grande Prairie’s fire chief, says 10 horses fell through a frozen dugout on a rural property on Sunday.
Only their heads were visible above the open patches of water that surrounded them.
Firefighters in yellow suits and wearing safety tethers to connect them to the shore were armed with chainsaws and other equipment as they ventured onto the ice to try to help the animals.