‘Honorary Grandmother’ of North Carolina Wild Horses Dies

Corolla wild horses gather on the Currituck Outer Banks beach, in N.C. on June 6, 2019. Jeff Hampton/The Virginian-Pilot via AP

COROLLA, N.C.—A beloved wild horse that was one of the oldest mares in the herd that roams North Carolina’s Outer Banks has died, officials said.

Hazel was believed to be close to 30 years old, the Corolla Wild Horse Fund wrote in a Facebook post on Sunday. She didn’t show signs of trauma, injury, or illness when the organization found her.