Suffolk Fire and Rescue free horse from swimming pool in Blythburgh near Southwold

Firefighters had to rescue a horse who had fallen into a swimming pool last night.

Crews from Lowestoft South, Halesworth and Wrentham were called to a property between Blythburgh and Wenhaston at 7.49pm after a 26-year-old male horse had fallen into the pool.

In a post on Twitter, a spokesperson for Suffolk Fire and Rescue service said: "Working closely with the vet, specialist animal rescue equipment and the Unimog crane were used to lift him to safety."

A stop time was called at 9.18pm.