Shropshire firefighters rescue ‘one donkey, stuck in storm drain’

Amigo the donkey hoisted to safety after falling waist-deep into muddy drain hole covered by leaves

Donkeys have a reputation for being stubborn. But in the case of poor Amigo", a donkey who has been rescued by firefighters from a field in Shropshire, it wasn't stubbornness that kept him stationary - it was mud.

A spokesperson from Shropshire fire and rescue said a team of 10 or 11 firefighters" attended a call to rescue the hapless animal, who got stuck in waist-deep mud after falling into a hidden storm drain covered in leaves.