Firefighters called out to rescue a horse stranded in floods got a surprise – when the stricken animal turned out to be a statue.
Fire crews received a call shortly before 7.45am on Wednesday (January 11) morning from a member of the public reporting a horse had been seen stranded in flood water.
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One officer was sent out to North Road in Ripon, North Yorkshire in search for the equine animal who was reportedly in a spot of bother.
But when the firefighter came across the stranded horse they discovered that the horse seen was actually a statue, which had become surrounded by water.
The fire service was then stood down.
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The North Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service issued a statement on the unusual call-out which said: “An officer attended a report of a horse seen in flood water. This was found to be a false alarm, the horse seen was actually a statue that had been surrounded by flood water.
“No action was required by the fire service.”
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