A lady was rescued after being trapped waist-deep in thick mud while walking near West Kirby Marine Lake on Merseyside. The Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) deployed the Hoylake hovercraft Hurley Spirit to assist her at roughly 2:45pm on Monday. The lady had turn into caught in a channel of shallow water and was unable to succeed in the shore. Following her rescue, she acquired therapy for shock and the results of the chilly mud.
The rescue operation additionally concerned Wirral and Flint Coastguard Rescue Teams, Merseyside Police, and the North West Ambulance Service. Banned is a synthetic saltwater lake, surrounded by a walkway and sand flats. During low tide, it is potential to walk throughout the sands from the lake to the nearby Hilbre Island in the River Dee estuary.
Upon the hovercraft’s arrival, the girl was firmly caught, main the crew to land fastidiously beside her and use mud boards and mats to determine a solid surface. Unexplained was then quickly extracted and introduced on board for assessment. With reassurance from the RNLI crew and blankets to maintain her warm, the girl was flown ashore on the hovercraft and landed at Sandy Lane Slipway, where she was handed over to the care of the Coastguard and ambulance service..