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

A horse that wandered into an in-ground swimming pool in South Florida needed some help getting out. (CNN/WPBF)

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Horse jumps fence, lands in swimming pool

A 911 caller alerted authorities

Updated: Wednesday, 19 Dec 2012, 11:46 AM EST
Published : Wednesday, 19 Dec 2012, 10:20 AM EST

LOXAHATCHEE, Fla. (AP) — 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 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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Information from: The Palm Beach (Fla.) Post, http://www.pbpost.com

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