Firefighters rescue horse trapped in pool

A horse that escaped from a Dix Hills stable and became trapped in a nearby ice-covered backyard pool Thursday night was pulled to safety by a team of firefighters and police officers, officials said.

The horse was one of three that got out of the stable on Grayson Court in Dix Hills shortly before 7 p.m., Suffolk police said.

Two of the horses were captured and brought back quickly, police said, but the other horse, "Mikey", found its way on to the ice-covered surface of the pool. The ice cracked and the horse fell into 7 feet of frigid water with only its head above the surface, officials said.

Rescuers from the Suffolk Police Emergency Section, Marine Bureau Section, and firefighters from the Dix Hills and Commack fire departments were eventually able to lead the horse to safety after it had been in the water for about 40 minutes, police said.

The horse's condition was not known. It was walked back to the stable by its owner, police said. Two firefighters were treated for hypothermia at Huntington Hospital, where they were reported in stable condition, police said. It was not known early Friday if they had been released.