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NewsAugust 21, 2017

EPPING, N.H. -- A woman who became stuck in a swimming pool after the ladder broke turned to Facebook to ask for help getting out. Leslie Kahn, 61, was swimming in her pool alone when the ladder broke, leaving her stranded. She said she didn't have the strength to pull herself. She used a pool pole to drag the chair her iPad was on and posted in a community Facebook page, asking for help. A woman who lived nearby showed up, followed by police and a neighbor...

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EPPING, N.H. -- A woman who became stuck in a swimming pool after the ladder broke turned to Facebook to ask for help getting out. Leslie Kahn, 61, was swimming in her pool alone when the ladder broke, leaving her stranded. She said she didn't have the strength to pull herself. She used a pool pole to drag the chair her iPad was on and posted in a community Facebook page, asking for help. A woman who lived nearby showed up, followed by police and a neighbor.

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