EAGLE COUNTY, Colo. --
Firefighters responding to a rollover accident on Highway 6 in Eagle County on Tuesday rescued 30 Shetland ponies.
Some of the ponies were trapped for two hours while resources were set up to safely remove the animals.
"We anticipated having many injured animals, so we called for the assistance of two local veterinarians to evaluate the animals once we were able to free them, " said Eagle River Fire Protection District General Manager and Fire Chief Charlie Moore.
One animal died in the accident, and the rest seemed to be in fairly good shape.
"This was the single largest rescue of animals from an accident that I can recall in my career and I am relieved that it was not worse for the driver, his passenger and their four-legged friends," said Moore.
The driver of the truck and his passenger were not hurt in the crash, officials said.
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