Two horses that were trapped in the mud for several hours in Lebanon, Connecticut, were freed by dozens of people Saturday.
Firefighters first got a call about the animals in a swampy area behind a farm about 2. p.m., the Lebanon Volunteer Fire Department wrote on Facebook.
Fire officials said they were able to shuttle in a slew of vehicles, as well as 40 people, who arrived with ropes, wood, saws, plywood, rescue equipment, vet supplies, food and water.
They cleared a roadway and established a makeshift bridge, and when the Durham Animal Response Team arrived, the horses were rolled out of the waist-deep mud onto a sled device, NBC Connecticut reported.
The horses were not injured during the five-hour ordeal.
