'They sensed bad weather coming': Hundreds of wild horses escaped Hurricane Florence unscathed while humans were still preparing to evacuate
Hurricane Florence has battered North Carolina following its landfall on September 14, with an estimated 24 deaths, as of Monday. The storm has also resulted in landslides and floods, affecting the lives of hundreds of thousands around the state, though good news has emerged from the Corolla Wild Horse Fund and Cape Hatteras National Seashore.
The former posted regular updates about their horses on the Facebook page, assuring followers that they were safe and sound and that they were carrying on with their lives as usual, "enjoying an overcast breeze". The latter, which is based in Ocracoke, also posted positive news, writing, "We are happy to announce that all of the Ocracoke ponies are safe and that the pony pen did not sustain any damage from Hurricane Florence."