Arizona Horse Dies When Pen Splits Open Beneath Him in Storm: Watch the Tragic Video

Please read this tragic story from Mesa, Arizona, where a summer storm wreaked havoc on Sunday. The ground literally opened up and tried to swallow an 13-year-old Quarter horse named Cash, who soon found himself at the bottom of a sinkhole in his pen. In spite of valiant rescue efforts, the horse died.

A brief video posted on the Arizona Republic web site gives you an idea of the depth of this hole and the horse’s predicament.

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