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| Falmouth drowned pony 'swam to its death' | |
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| A pony has drowned in the sea off Marazion in West Cornwall, Falmouth Coastguard has confirmed. | A pony has drowned in the sea off Marazion in West Cornwall, Falmouth Coastguard has confirmed. |
| The pony was being ridden into the water but when its rider got off it ran further into the sea. | The pony was being ridden into the water but when its rider got off it ran further into the sea. |
| Penzance coastguard rescue team and a lifeguard on Marazion beach tried rescue the pony but they were unable to save it. | Penzance coastguard rescue team and a lifeguard on Marazion beach tried rescue the pony but they were unable to save it. |
| Falmouth Coastguard Ken Bazeley confirmed the pony's body was recovered by the owners and local contractors. | Falmouth Coastguard Ken Bazeley confirmed the pony's body was recovered by the owners and local contractors. |
| 'Loved water' | 'Loved water' |
| Bonnie Reynolds, the pony's owner, said: "My daughter is absolutely devastated. She is exhausted, and hasn't slept properly. | Bonnie Reynolds, the pony's owner, said: "My daughter is absolutely devastated. She is exhausted, and hasn't slept properly. |
| "As you can imagine, being on the shoreline watching your pony swimming away to its death is just horrific." | "As you can imagine, being on the shoreline watching your pony swimming away to its death is just horrific." |
| Mrs Reynolds said that she had been in touch with the pony's previous owners who said that he had loved the water. | Mrs Reynolds said that she had been in touch with the pony's previous owners who said that he had loved the water. |
| She said: "What horses do when they go out of their depth, if they haven't got anyone to turn them, they will just swim in a straight line as they haven't got the movement in their legs, without ground, to turn themselves. | She said: "What horses do when they go out of their depth, if they haven't got anyone to turn them, they will just swim in a straight line as they haven't got the movement in their legs, without ground, to turn themselves. |
| "I think it was a terrible accident. There were no people water skiing, nothing that would make him panic." | "I think it was a terrible accident. There were no people water skiing, nothing that would make him panic." |