Crime & Safety
Horse Rescued After Getting Stuck In Bohemia Pool: PD
Suffolk County Police responded to a 911 call after a horse was trapped in a pool on Saturday.
BOHEMIA, NY — You can lead a horse to water, but sometimes it needs help getting back on land.
At about 7:50 a.m. on Saturday, Suffolk County Police responded to a 911 call of a horse stuck in the pool cover in a pool on a Pond Road residence.
In assistance with the Bohemia Fire Department and Emergency Service Section officers, police were able to rescue the horse from the deep end of the pool through the shallow end.
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The horse, a 3-year-old mare named Penny, was not injured, police said, and lives at the Pond Road residence.
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