Boone County firefighters working to pull horses out of hole

BOONE COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ)

More than a dozen Boone County firefighters were seen in the northern part of the county on Wednesday night trying to pull a horse out of a hole.

Firefighters were called around 7:18 p.m. to the 8400 block of Gray Road near Harrisburg. First responders were seen attempting to find ways to pull a horse out of the mud.

BCFPD Assistant Chief Gale Blomenkamp told ABC 17 News that there were two horses stuck in the mud.

There were eight Boone Count Fire Protection District vehicles at the scene, along with a large animal rescue trailer.

BCFPD Assistant Chief Norman Hinkle said at the scene that the property used to be a hog farm. The area where the horses got stuck at is an animal lagoon that was in the process of being drained, Hinkle said.

The lagoon was mostly drained, so it likely looked dry to the horses. Officials don’t know how long the horses have been stuck or how they got there.  

Members of the University of Missouri Veterinarian School are expected to show up. BCFPD partners with the vet school for large animal rescues, according to Blomenkamp. Officials are expected to use straps to pull out the horses.

Hinkle said a veterinarian will sedate the horses before officials pull them out.

ABC 17 News is working to learn more information, please check back for updates.