Horse rescued from a rubbish filled canal in India

A horse has been rescued after falling into a rubbish-filled canal so deep it was up to the animal’s neck, in Rajkot, India.

The local fire brigade was alerted after passersby saw the horse from a nearby bridge.

One rescuer supported himself on the surface of the canal with life bouys in order to get a rope out to the creature.

The rescue operation lasted half an hour before the horse was freed and taken to a vet for examination.

The horse had been used at a wedding ceremony earlier before getting stuck for five hours.