In southern Hesse, a rider got stuck with her horse in a pool. As firefighters liberated the animal from the mud, they discovered more than just an animal in predicament.
A patrol of Dieburg police station accepted the accidental discovery of the helpers: a firearm. And it was just the beginning: According to police information, „two guns and a rifle with around 70 rounds of ammunition“ were secured as a whole around the salvage operation. The weapons had been stolen during a burglary, said a police spokesman.
The horse had sunk between Eppertshausen and Messel in the pond. According to the „Offenbach Post“ his 26-year-old rider from Rödermark had informed the fire brigade, even after they had been able to free it together with a friend from his position.
„Chance does it,“ a police spokesman commented on the weapon find. The sunken horse was released from the mud after one and a half hours. It was unhurt. Photos of the mission can be seen on the website of the „Offenbach Post“.
