Hoylake RNLI hovercraft rescues woman stuck in waist-deep mud

A pistillate has been rescued aft becoming "stuck waist-deep successful heavy mud" portion walking adjacent a lake, the RNLI has said.

Hoylake's hovercraft Hurley Spirit was sent to assistance the pistillate astatine the southbound extremity of West Kirby Marine Lake connected Merseyside astatine astir 14:45 BST connected Monday.

The foundation said she had go "firmly stuck successful a transmission of shallow water" and was incapable to scope the shore.

It said aft being rescued, she was treated for daze and the "effects of the acold mud".

A typical said Wirral and Flint Coastguard Rescue Teams, Merseyside Police and the North West Ambulance Service besides helped with the rescue.

The marine water is an artificial saltwater lake, which is bordered by a walkway and the soil flats astatine West Kirby.

At debased tide, it is imaginable to locomotion crossed the sands from the water to adjacent Hilbre Island successful the River Dee estuary.

They said that erstwhile the hovercraft arrived, the pistillate was "firmly stuck" and the unit had to onshore "carefully" alongside her and usage "mud boards and mats" to supply "a coagulated surface".

They said she was past "swiftly" extracted and brought aboard for assessment.

"With reassurance from the RNLI unit and plentifulness of blankets to support her warm, the casualty was flown ashore connected the hovercraft and landed astatine Sandy Lane Slipway, wherever she was passed to the attraction of the Coastguard and ambulance service," they added.

Hovercraft commandant Tony Warburton said the unit had been "glad" to help, but urged others to readying to sojourn the country to lone sojourn a "lifeguarded beach", cheque the upwind forecast and tide times, and look retired for "local information signage".