Warning after young boy gets stuck up to his waist in mud while walking his dog along the coast

• Fire crews were called after reports  a boy had become stuck at Clevedon Pill
• He had been out walking his dog when it ran onto the mud and he followed it 

A young boy was lifted to safety after getting stuck up to his waist in mud while walking his dog on the coast. 

Fire crews were called just before 7pm yesterday after reports that a boy had become stuck at Clevedon Pill, Somerset after walking into a patch of mud on the beach. 

He had been out walking his dog when it ran onto the mud and he followed to retrieve it. 

People called 999 for help when they noticed he was sinking, while the boy’s dog ran home without him. 

Firefighters from Yatton – who had just returned from a blaze at the village infant school – were joined by coastguard crews from Portishead and Clevedon to rescue the boy using specialist mud rescue equipment. 

A young boy was lifted to safety after getting stuck up to his waist in mud while walking his dog on the coast

He had been out walking his pet dog when it ran onto the mud and he followed to retrieve it

Afte being rescued the boy was washed down with a fire hose before being wrapped in a blanket

The boy, who was left uninjured, was washed down with a fire hose before being wrapped in a blanket. 

Portishead Coastguard station officer Barry Darbon said: ‘The boy was out walking his dog when it went onto the mud. 

‘The boy was only about 10 metres out on the mud when he became stuck. 

‘Two mud technicians went on to the mud to get the boy out. 

‘This incident just proves that even if mud looks solid, you never know whether there is an air pocket in the mud that could pop and trap you. 

‘People should understand that walking out on the mud can be very dangerous.’ 

Anyone who spots someone in trouble along the coast should call 999 and ask for the coastguard. 

Firefighters from Yatton had just returned from a blaze at the village infant school

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