THREE fire crews were called out to rescue a horse stuck in a ditch.
Firefighters from Loughton, Harlow and Cheshunt attended the incident in Pick Hill, Waltham Abbey.
A member of the public called the emergency services at 8.30am on Wednesday and firefighters spent more than two hours rescuing the animal using a small fork lift truck.
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