Santa Barbara Harbor Patrol officials on Tuesday rescued an Arabian show horse named William three miles off the coast of California after he and ran into the ocean during a beach-side photo shoot. Ryan Kelly, a Harbor Patrol officer, led a search team that found William’s head poking out of the water among sea birds. “It was a real needle-in-a-haystack kind of find,鈥 Kelly said. Rescuers reined William in with a boat hook and slipped a harness under his saddle to keep him buoyant. After a two-hour boat ride, a vet evaluated William and deemed him in good health. It was his first swim.
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