Overview
- A horse in Dammbach in the Aschaffenburg district fell into a roughly 1.5‑meter pit and could not free itself.
- Responders were dispatched under the alert keyword "THL Großtierrettung," a code used for large‑animal rescues.
- A veterinarian first sedated the horse to keep it calm so crews could work safely around the confined pit.
- Firefighters used an RW3 crane and a special lifting harness to hoist the animal out, then returned it to its owners unharmed.
- Units from Dammbach, Waldaschaff, and Winzenhohl, along with the county large‑animal rescue team and Kreisbrandmeister Marco Laske, took part, with TAG24 reporting six vehicles and 27 firefighters on scene.