Horse jumps fence, lands in S Fla swimming pool

Fla authorities come to the rescue of horse that jumped a fence and landed in a swimming pool

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Published On: Dec 19 2012 08:23:36 AM EST
LOXAHATCHEE, Fla. -

A horse that wandered into an in-ground swimming pool in South Florida needed some help getting out.

Palm Beach County Fire Rescue Capt. Albert Borroto tells The Palm Beach Post (http://bit.ly/ZgS53V ) that the 30-year-old horse named Andy had jumped a fence and landed in the Loxahatchee swimming pool.

A 911 caller alerted authorities, noting that the horse's head was above water. It took about two hours to rescue the animal Tuesday. Photographs from the scene show a blindfolded Andy hoisted from the water in a sling suspended from a crane.

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