Horse freed after three hours stuck in mud on Australian beach – in pictures
Rescue workers and Nicole Graham, centre, try to free Astro as the tide gets closerPhotograph: Newspix/Rex FeaturesA vet, Stacey Sullivan, left, prepares to sedate the horse as Graham comforts himPhotograph: Newspix/Rex FeaturesGraham tries to keep the horse calmPhotograph: Newspix/Rex Features
Astro tries to pull himself out of the mud after getting his front legs clearPhotograph: Newspix/Rex FeaturesRescue workers attach a harness to Astro to pull him freePhotograph: Newspix / Rex Features/Newspix / Rex FeaturesSullivan leads him to dry land as the effects of sedation wear offPhotograph: Newspix/Rex FeaturesGraham leads her horse away from the beach after he was successfully freedPhotograph: Newspix/Rex Features
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