Horse rescued after taking a dip in Bohemia swimming pool
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Penny found herself in a predicament Saturday morning. Credit: SCPD
A horse named Penny got lucky.
Suffolk County police and Bohemia firefighters rescued the 3-year-old mare stuck in the deep end of a swimming pool Saturday morning, trapped in the homeowner’s pool covering.
The resident called 911 just before 8 a.m. to report their horse was stuck in the in-ground pool on Pond Road.
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Suffolk police with Penny after the ordeal. Credit: SCPD
Police, emergency service officers and firefighters were able to pull the horse to more shallow waters and rescue her, uninjured.
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'I'm going to try to avoid it' A trip to the emergency room in a Long Island hospital now averages nearly 4 hours, data shows. NewsdayTV's Virginia Huie reports.
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'I'm going to try to avoid it' A trip to the emergency room in a Long Island hospital now averages nearly 4 hours, data shows. NewsdayTV's Virginia Huie reports.