Crews rescue horse that fell into backyard pool in Chester County, Pa.

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Tuesday, April 9, 2019
Crews rescue horse that fell into backyard pool in Chester County
Crews rescue horse that fell into backyard pool in Chester County. Rick Williams has more on Action News at 5 p.m. on April 8, 2019.

CHESTER COUNTY, Pa. -- A large rescue team responded this weekend to save a horse that fell into a backyard pool in Chester County, Pennsylvania.

It happened behind a home on Lionville Station Road in Uwchlan Township.

Photos of the rescue were posted on Facebook by the Po-Mar-Lin Fire Company.

The horse had to be sedated and then put into a sling to be hoisted out of the water.

Luckily, the horse only suffered minor injuries.