Two people were pulled to safety in a dramatic rescue effort after getting stuck in thick mud on the Sefton coast.
The team at the Hoylake RNLI lifeboat station were called into action on Saturday evening when they received reports of walkers being stranded near the River Alt at Hightown. Although the walkers managed to free themselves from the mud, the were caught on the wrong side of the channel, surrounded by gullies in the fading light.
The Inshore Rescue Hovercraft ‘Hurley Spirit’ was requested to launch by the UK Coastguard at 8:48pm and the volunteer crew were able to bring the casualties safely on board. Although they were cold and wet, those rescued were deemed not to require further assistance and were flown to Crosby Beach, where they were passed to officers from the Crosby and Wirral Coastguard Rescue Teams.
