Horse rescued after becoming trapped in drain in Melbourne

The SES has pulled off a dramatic rescue- winching a horse trapped in a drain in Melbourne to safety.  

A member of the public spotted Cisco the horse up to his neck in water inside a drain in Sunbury today, before calling the RSPCA.

Emergency crews worked for hours to remove the horse from the drain and had to cut down overhead branches to allow access for a crane to pull him out.

Cisco was removed from the drain unharmed, but it is still unclear how he became trapped.