The actor fell off his horse, the animal galloped over him

Jun 18, 2013 13:53 GMT  ·  By

Actor Johnny Depp nearly lost his life back in 2012, while filming “The Lone Ranger.” The actor was performing a stunt when he fell off his horse.

Footage of the incident only hit the online community a few days ago, and is made available to you in the video above.

The animal galloped over the actor, and it really is a miracle (for which I should very much like to thank the divine) that Johnny Depp is alive and well.

“The horses had been running all day so they weren't interesting in slowing down at all. My horse decided to jump a couple of obstacles in the desert but the horse was unaware that the saddle was fake - to give the effect that i was riding bareback.”

“So when we came down the saddle slipped and I went to the left, and grabbed the mane of the horse. And then the next thing i saw were these very muscular horse legs, this death machine, and one word popped into my head: ‘Hooves’. I figured fear would kick in but it didn't, I was very calm,” Johnny Depp recollects.

“Chicks dig a broken bone,” the actor reportedly joked after getting back on his feet and after doctors on the set had told him that there was no reason to worry.