Urgent search for woman stuck in Solway mud

A large hunt cognition is nether mode for a pistillate who went for a locomotion connected the Solway estuary but phoned to accidental she was stuck successful the mud.

Shona Campbell, 74, was staying astatine the Moss-Side caravan parkland successful Cummertrees but has not been seen since the alarm was raised astatine astir 17:00 connected Monday.

It is understood she made the telephone to study getting into difficulties herself.

Police said "extensive searches" were being carried retired involving specializer resources and they were moving with different exigency services.

Ms Campbell is believed to person been wearing jeans, a brownish wax overgarment and wellington boots.

Insp Amy Ritchie said: "Every effort is being made to find Shona and her household are being supported by officers astatine this hard time.

"From our inquiries truthful far, we cognize Shona near the caravan parkland to spell for a locomotion earlier getting into trouble and has not returned.

"Local officers and hunt advisers are being assisted by specializer resources."

She appealed to anyone with accusation "no substance however small" to get successful touch.