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Heroic rescue: residents scramble their tinny to save horse from floodwater

Jessica Yates, a Millers Forest resident, rescued a neighbour's horse named Portia from freezing floodwater on Friday morning.
They received an early call at 6:30am about Portia being tangled in electric fencing and struggling near the river in rising floodwaters.
Jessica and her husband Paul used a tinny to reach the horse, and Jessica jumped into the water to cut rope off Portia's legs underwater with a knife.
Paul said the water level is higher than in the 2022 flood and described the cleanup challenges due to debris and fridges floating into properties.
If Jessica had not intervened, Paul said the horse would have drowned, while residents now face ongoing problems including lack of livestock feed and a significant cleanup.

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