HANOI, Vietnam – A fugitive mouse delayed the departure of a Japan-bound airliner for more than four hours Sunday as technicians hunted down the potential threat, airline officials said.
A passenger spotted the white mouse running on the floor of the plane on an initial leg of the Vietnam Airlines flight, prompting a hunt by about a dozen technicians worried that it could chew through a vital wire.
The mouse was found in a food storage area and the Boeing 777 was cleared for takeoff, said Tran Tien Dung, head of the airline’s air safety department.
Airline spokesman Nguyen Chan said aviation authorities suspect a passenger brought the mouse on board in hand luggage.
The mouse was killed, Dung said.
INDIANAPOLIS – A runaway horse pulled a carriage with two out-of-town tourists on a wild ride through downtown streets, until a teenager rode to the rescue in a pursuing taxi.
The driver of the Yellow Rose Carriage was thrown from her seat when a van crashed into the buggy Sunday afternoon.
“The carriage driver lady just flew off the carriage,” said William Basler, 19.
Basler ran after the carriage to try to stop it. A taxi driver saw what was happening and told Basler to jump in. The cab chased and passed the carriage, and Basler jumped out, grabbed the reins and stopped the horse.
“It was just instinct,” Basler said. “I was just worried about the people inside of it.”
He needed instinct, since he said his only experience with horses was a ride when he was 15.
Police said carriage driver Kathleen Moriarty, 53, was not seriously hurt.
The passengers complained of some pain and were examined at a hospital, said police Sgt. Matthew Mount. The horse was not injured.
Police said the van driver, Timothy D. Carlson, 46, of Indianapolis, faces several preliminary charges including felony possession of a controlled substance, misdemeanor counts of driving under the influence and operating a vehicle without a license.
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