Firefighters Pull Foal From Septic Tank

[March 19, 2008]  CITRA, Fla. (AP) -- Nearly a dozen central Florida firefighters pulled a 2-month-old foal from some deep doo-doo after the little horse fell into a septic tank.

Rescuers spent more than an hour Tuesday using hoses and ropes to save the animal who escaped with his mother Reba from a fenced in area.

When Reba crossed over a septic tank, her weight either broke or displaced the cover and Shooter fell into about 3 feet of foul water.

Shooter was rescued, smelly but unharmed, with only minor cuts.

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Information from: Ocala Star-Banner, http://www.starbanner.com/

[Associated Press]

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