A horse rescued by multiple fire crews on Sunday night in unincorporated Santa Clara County is doing just fine, the owner told county fire officials.
A call to Cal Fire around 6 p.m. from someone at Indian Hills Ranch just outside Milpitas alerted responders that the animal was stuck upside down in a drainage ditch, according to Santa Clara County Fire Capt. Bill Murphy.
Murphy said Cal Fire firefighters and Spring Valley Volunteer Fire Department crews arrived on scene and knew they needed to call in county firefighters and their specialized equipment for backup.
The county fire department was called at 6:19 p.m. for assistance, and because they were hauling extensive equipment, it took about 45 minutes for them to arrive, Murphy said.