Teenage boy rescued from mud ordeal at Morecambe

A 15 year old boy was rescued from mud and quicksand at Morecambe after an ordeal lasting over two hours over the weekend. A family member alerted the UK Coastguard at 2pm on Saturday 11th March that the boy was stuck.
Knott-End, Morecambe and Arnside Coastguard Rescue Teams, Morecambe Lifeboat hovercraft and the Coastguard helicopter based at Caernarfon were sent to rescue the teenager. Fortunately the tide was going out during the rescue effort on Saturday afternoon and they managed to free the boy at 4pm using specialist mud rescue equipment. He was transferred to the helicopter landing site on shore using the hover craft and transferred to hospital.
Remember if you become stuck in mud or quicksand our advice is always the same ‘Stay calm, try and spread your weight as much as possible and avoid moving. Call 999 and ask for the Coastguard.' Thankfully, the family member did exactly the right thing in this case. Anybody trapped should discourage other well-meaning members of the public from attempting to rescue them because without the proper equipment they could become stuck too.