Seven Horses Saved From Ice-Covered Slough in Northern Alberta
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April 18, 2017About 35 firefighters and search-and-rescue team members from Grande Prairie, Beaverlodge, and Hythe responded to the emergency call when ten horses fell through an ice-covered slough near Grande Prairie, Alberta. The incident occurred on Sunday, April 16, 2017, about 65 kilometres west of Grande Prairie, where the herd had wandered onto the ice before falling through. All ten horses were removed from the ice by 6 pm, although three later died of exhaustion and injury…