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Sandbar. he's been stranded there since friday after his owner and a couple of riders got caught up in some rough currents in the hila river. the owner ended up in the river, and colorado swam to a sandbar. mark was there with the volunteers as they landed on the sandbar this morning. the horse didn't even put up a fight, he was tired, hungry, ready to go home. they track by rised the horse, hay got a special harness on him, and they put blinders on him as well. he weighs about 900 pounds, but it wasn't any problem for that helicopter. they're used to carrying even a lot heavier weight than th...

Sandbar in the hila river. he'd been part of a riding party. the riders underestimated how deep and swift the water was. the water washed them and the horses away. the riders made it to shore okay, colorado wound up stranded and, sadly, one of the horses was so badly hurt that it had to be destroyed, but colorado spent four days on that sandbar and was just rescued today. diane ryan from our station fox phoenix joins u now with an update. helicopter rescue, huh, diane? >> reporter: hey, good morning, jon. that's right. happened about a half hour ago. people, lots of people out here with camera...