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28 horses submerged in floodwater saved in 24-hour rescue mission

Hunter Valley residents have rescued 28 horses stuck in freezing floodwaters...

Adele Severs

Published 13 Jul 2022

Millers Forest residents were seriously concerned for horses trapped in the freezing floodwaters. (Facebook: Elise Williams)

When 28 horses were found submerged in freezing floodwater, a 24-hour rescue mission began in the Hunter Valley

By ABC/Dale Drinkwater, Wing Kuang, and Yasmin Parry 

When Liz Hall saw a photo of three horses waist-deep in floodwaters, covered in heavy rugs and trapped by fencing on Friday, she asked Facebook, “How on Earth is this OK?”

Then she knew she needed to act.

The horses were on a property in Millers Forest in the Hunter Valley region of NSW — an area where Ms Hall used to live.

Four floods have hit the area since 2015, and the recent heavy rains have put many properties under water again.

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