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Horse freed after three hours stuck in mud on Australian beach – in pictures

Horse rescue: Horse rescued from thick mud at Avalon Beach in Geelong, Victoria
Rescue workers and Nicole Graham, centre, try to free Astro as the tide gets closer Photograph: Newspix/Rex Features
Horse rescue: Horse rescued from thick mud at Avalon Beach in Geelong, Victoria
A vet, Stacey Sullivan, left, prepares to sedate the horse as Graham comforts him Photograph: Newspix/Rex Features
Horse rescue: Horse rescued from thick mud at Avalon Beach in Geelong, Victoria
Graham tries to keep the horse calm Photograph: Newspix/Rex Features
Horse rescue: Horse rescued from thick mud at Avalon Beach in Geelong, Victoria
Astro tries to pull himself out of the mud after getting his front legs clear Photograph: Newspix/Rex Features
Horse rescue: Horse rescued from thick mud at Avalon Beach in Geelong, Victoria
Rescue workers attach a harness to Astro to pull him free Photograph: Newspix / Rex Features/Newspix / Rex Features
Horse rescue: Horse rescued from thick mud at Avalon Beach in Geelong, Victoria
Sullivan leads him to dry land as the effects of sedation wear off Photograph: Newspix/Rex Features
Horse rescue: Horse rescued from thick mud at Avalon Beach in Geelong, Victoria
Graham leads her horse away from the beach after he was successfully freed Photograph: Newspix/Rex Features
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