Horse Destroyed After It Falls Into Manhole
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PHILADELPHIA — Police killed a pain-racked horse after the animal’s hind legs became wedged in a manhole during an early morning ride, authorities said Sunday.
Keith Johnson, 33, of Philadelphia, was riding the horse along a downtown street when the animal apparently dislodged the manhole cover with its front feet, then fell in the hole, police said. The fall broke both hind legs.
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