Runaway horse on highways near JFK Airport brought to safety by Port Authority police
A horse videotaped galloping on the loose on highways near JFK Airport on Sunday night was brought to safety by fast-acting Port Authority police, the agency and its lieutenants union said.
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Police “safely contained and captured the horse” at the entrance to JFK’s Terminal 1, officials said. The animal was uninjured and was returned to the equestrian Curly’s Cowboy Center in Southeast Queens, less than a mile from the airport, according to the Port Authority and center owner R.W. “Curly” Hall. Traffic impacts to the terminal concluded by around 8 p.m., authorities said.
A horse briefly ended up on the Belt Parkway Sunday night before running up the exit ramp towards JFK. 911 was called but the caller is unsure what happened after that. Stay tuned for updates
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