A donkey weighing more than 500 pounds was rescued by firefighters after it fell into a septic tank near San Antonio, Texas Monday afternoon.

The entire rescue was caught on tape by a photographer at NBC affiliate WOAI.
The donkey, named Jenny, fell into the septic tank at Jesse Salcedo's property, and it took firefighters nearly two hours to get her to safety.

"She probably just fell in there by accident or just flipped the lid over or something," owner Jesse Salcedo said.

Sandy Oaks and Somerset fire departments were called in for the rescue. Edward Dugosh was one of their shortest and smallest firefighters on the scene. He was sent in the septic tank.

"(It's a) nasty hole, smells horrible," Dugosh said. "It's just the worst environment imaginable."

Dugosh, a firefighter with Somerset, was able to get a harness around Jenny. Firefighters then pulled the animal to the surface.

"We're fortunate we have the equipment to do high angle rescues and confined space rescues," Sandy Oaks Fire Chief Charles Metzger said.

The donkey was unhurt.