Percheron rescued from ice-covered pond in Johnson Creek
JOHNSON CREEK, Wis. (AP) - An 1,800-pound Percheron draft horse is rescued after falling through an ice-covered pond in Johnson Creek.
Lloyd Schultz is the public information officer for the Johnson Creek Fire and EMS Department. He says the seven-year-old horse, known as Katie, fell through the ice yesterday after apparently wandering out of its pen.
He says volunteer firefighters chopped through the ice, but the pond's muddy shore prevented them from using trucks to help pull the horse out.
However, about a dozen firefighters were able to get the horse out of the water by pulling ropes secured to its hind legs.
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