COROLLA, N.C. — A wild horse that lived on North Carolina’s Outer Banks has been struck and killed by a vehicle.
The Raleigh News & Observer reported that the incident happened on Saturday afternoon.
The Corolla Wild Horse Fund, which protects and manages the Colonial Spanish Mustangs, said in a statement that the horse was named Rabbit and had been born in 2019. She had “galloped down the dunes and directly into the path of the vehicle,” the fund said.
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The driver called 911 and the fund.
“After interviewing the driver and witnesses, and performing a breathalyzer, it was determined that this was indeed a devastating accident,” the fund wrote.
The organization wrote on Facebook that the accident “should serve as a reminder to everyone that the horses are unpredictable, and great care should be taken when driving on the beach.”
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