A runaway horse was safely rescued by troopers early Wednesday morning after being spotted galloping on I-95 in central Maine, according to a release from the Maine Department of Public Safety. The horse, whose owner lives on Snake Root Road in Pittsfield, Maine, was initially seen running with traffic in the northbound breakdown lane.

State troopers rescued a horse running with traffic on Interstate 95 in Maine early Wednesday morning. The Bangor Regional Communications Center received multiple calls reporting a horse wandering along I-95, state police said. The horse was first spotted in the northbound breakdown lane near mile marker 145, running with traffic.

State troopers found the horse running in the passing lane on I-95 south, near Mile Marker 143 in Burnham, shortly after 3 a.m. The troopers were able to safely secure the horse with a rope and tie it to the push bumper of a cruiser. Police said the horse was frightened, but not injured.