HIGH SPRINGS ‒ Once again the High Springs Fire Department has conducted a life-saving rescue. On Aug. 29, in need of rescue was a goat that had fallen into a 30-foot-deep sinkhole. At 2:31 p.m., High Springs firefighters were dispatched to 14548 N.W. 268th Street in High Springs for a report of a goat trapped in a sinkhole. Within minutes of arrival, a rescue plan was developed, and firefighter Adam Hudson descended into the sink.
Once at the bottom, the goat was found on a ledge a few feet away from Hudson. Firefighters report that the animal was scared and exhausted, and nearly fell into the outstretched arms of his rescuer. The goat and Hudson were hoisted back up, with little trouble and no injury.
This is the fifth sinkhole rescue High Springs Fire Department has responded to in a year. The fire department credits the quick rescue to a recent purchase of new rope-rescue gear and continued technical rescue classes attended by firefighters and crews.
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