get her out of there. let go of the rope. let it down, let it down. he pulled me out so fast and they stood me up. and i said, give me a second, i just want to stand on my feet for a second. they said, nope, you got to get out of here. we packaged her up in the gurney and got her out of there. are you hurt anymore right now? she was talking to us when she left, so that was a good sign. as for twister the horse is okay. that s the best sight of this rescue is to see the horse under the helicopter flying through the sky. it s remarkable that they both came out of it. but sharon s not clear yet. no one knows the full extent of her injuries. he put me on a stretcher and then they walked me down the hill. the helicopter was there, they put me right in, and lifted me off. a few big bruises, no major
because they re so much larger than us, we re not able to lift them up like a normal patient and move them around. get enough guys back there to get the weight up. that horse will roll up like this, we can slide her out. for the moment, sharon s okay. but being a true horse lover, she s not worried about herself. i was very concerned about twister. i just didn t want anything to happen to her. i heard a little grumbling that they might have to put the horse down. i said don t. just don t. take care of the horse. ma am, can you hear what s going on? okay. the rescuers work steadily to free her. sharon, are you okay? so a vet is brought in. do you feel like you can sedate him enough? i can try. and they sedate the horse so we can get in close. do things that normally wouldn t be able to gain access to. as the horse turns and the horse
into a v in the crevice or culvert. so the full weight of the horse is supported mostly by the earth. but one erratic move by the horse and sharon s finished. for better or worse, sharon is wide awake, absolutely aware of her unusual predicament. i was completely, completely lucid. sharon remains calm and tries to soothe the upsidedown arabian. i was able to calm her so that she wouldn t panic. i talked to her. bar by sears is one of the first rescue workers on the scene. this is the first time we were called in to rescue somebody that was trapped underneath a horse and the horse was upsidedown. it just presented new problems that we had never dealt with before. the rescue team s greatest fear is spooking the horse. the horse is already in a predicament it s not used to. so anything that we do it s going to try and fight and do its own thing.
sharon is covered in dirt. the paramedics talk to the buried woman as they prepare the desperate rescue. after a while, the dirt was so thick, i kept hearing people say, where is her head? sharon remains calm. i knew that i was in good hands. i knew that there were so many people up there concerned about me that i didn t have to worry. after more than an hour, the efforts of committed men and women produce a minor miracle. pull up a little bit. get her out of there. let go of the rope. let it down, let it down. he pulled me out so fast and they stood me up. and i said, give me a second, i just want to stand for a second. he said nope, you got to get out of here. we packaged her up in the gurney and got her out of there.
sharon senses danger, but tries to adapt. she s experienced and confident. so i start to take it to another part of the trail that was wider. at that point she stepped back and the ground just gave way. and i ended up upside down and she was on top of me. her son-in-law calls for help. after some tense moments, help arrives. it was just a blink of an eye and it happened. more than 1,000 pounds of horse weigh down on sharon. the only good news, she s wedged into a v in the crevice or culvert. so the full weight of the horse is supported mostly by the earth. but one erratic move by the horse and sharon s finished. for better or worse, sharon is wide awake, absolutely aware of her unusual predicament. i was completely, completely lucid.