Horse rescued from the American River
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Natasha, an eight-year-old thoroughbred paint mare and her owner Alicia Hutcheson of Grass Valley wait to be rescued by a Navy helicopter from the north fork of the American River below Auburn on Thursday, September 17, 2009. Natasha and Hutcheson of Grass Valley fell into the river Wednesday evening during a ride and the ordeal nearly cost the horse her life. They spent the night on the bank of the river in El Dorado County due to the unavailability of a rescue helicopter. -
Members of the the UC Davis Veterinary Emergency Response Team (VERT) carry harness equipment down a steep wall of the north fork of the American River in El Dorado County on Thursday, September 17, 2009. Natasha, an eight-year-old thoroughbred paint mare and her rider, Alicia Hutcheson of Grass Valley fell into the river Wednesday evening during a ride and the ordeal nearly cost the horse her life. They spent the night on the bank of the river in El Dorado County due to the unavailability of a rescue helicopter. -
UC Davis veterinary student Georgette Shields with the UC Davis Veterinary Emergency Response Team (VERT) comforts Natasha, an eight-year-old thoroughbred paint mare before a Navy helicopter hoists her out of the north fork of the American River canyon on Thursday, September 17, 2009. Natasha and her rider, Alicia Hutcheson of Grass Valley fell into the river Wednesday evening during a ride and the ordeal nearly cost the horse her life. They spent the night on the bank of the river in El Dorado County due to the unavailability of a rescue helicopter. -
Alicia Hutcheson of Grass Valley is overcome with emotion before her horse Natasha, an eight-year-old thoroughbred paint mare is hoisted into the air by a Navy helicopter from the north fork of the American River below Auburn on Thursday, September 17, 2009. Natasha Hutcheson fell into the river Wednesday evening during a ride and the ordeal nearly cost the horse her life. They spent the night on the bank of the river in El Dorado County due to the unavailability of a rescue helicopter. -
Members of the the UC Davis Veterinary Emergency Response Team (VERT) hook up a harness on Natasha, an eight-year-old thoroughbred paint mare before a Navy helicopter hoists her out of the north fork of the American River canyon on Thursday, September 17, 2009. Natasha and her rider, Alicia Hutcheson of Grass Valley fell into the river Wednesday evening during a ride and the ordeal nearly cost the horse her life. They spent the night on the bank of the river in El Dorado County due to the unavailability of a rescue helicopter. -
UC Davis veterinary student Georgette Shields with the UC Davis Veterinary Emergency Response Team (VERT) stands with Natasha, an eight-year-old thoroughbred paint mare who is in a harness and ready for a Navy helicopter to hoist her out of the north fork of the American River canyon on Thursday, September 17, 2009. Natasha and her rider, Alicia Hutcheson of Grass Valley fell into the river Wednesday evening during a ride and the ordeal nearly cost the horse her life. They spent the night on the bank of the river in El Dorado County due to the unavailability of a rescue helicopter. -
Natasha, an eight-year-old thoroughbred paint mare who is slightly sediated, waits to be hoisted into the air by a Navy helicopter from the north fork of the American River below Auburn on Thursday, September 17, 2009. Natasha and her rider, Alicia Hutcheson of Grass Valley fell into the river Wednesday evening during a ride and the ordeal nearly cost the horse her life. They spent the night on the bank of the river in El Dorado County due to the unavailability of a rescue helicopter. -
A U.S. Navy helicopter from the Longhorn Search and Rescue station in Fallon, Nevada hovers over Natasha before the eight-year-old thoroughbred paint mare is hoisted into the air from the bank of the north fork of the America River below Auburn on Thursday, September 17, 2009. Natasha and her rider, Alicia Hutcheson of Grass Valley fell into the river Wednesday evening during a ride and the ordeal nearly cost the horse her life. They spent the night on the bank of the river in El Dorado County due to the unavailability of a rescue helicopter. -
Natasha, an eight-year-old thoroughbred paint mare is hoisted into the air by a Navy helicopter from the north fork of the American River below Auburn on Thursday, September 17, 2009. Natasha and her rider, Alicia Hutcheson of Grass Valley fell into the river Wednesday evening during a ride and the ordeal nearly cost the horse her life. They spent the night on the bank of the river in El Dorado County due to the unavailability of a rescue helicopter. -
A U.S. Navy helicopter from the Longhorn Search and Rescue station in Fallon, Nevada carries Natasha, an eight-year-old thoroughbred paint mare, from the bank of the north fork of the America River below Auburn on Thursday, September 17, 2009. Natasha and her rider, Alicia Hutcheson of Grass Valley fell into the river Wednesday evening during a ride and the ordeal nearly cost the horse her life. They spent the night on the bank of the river in El Dorado County due to the unavailability of a rescue helicopter. -
Natasha, an eight-year-old thoroughbred paint mare is kissed by her owner Alicia Hutcheson after she was rescued by helicopter from the north fork of the American River below Auburn on Thursday, September 17, 2009. Natasha and Hutcheson of Grass Valley fell into the river Wednesday evening during a ride and the ordeal nearly cost the horse her life. They spent the night on the bank of the river in El Dorado County due to the unavailability of a rescue helicopter.
