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Three stuck in mud winched to safety by helicopter

Selsey Coastguard Rescue Team Three coastguards standing on the edge of mud with a yellow inflated path to their right. Lights can be seen in the sky in the distance.Selsey Coastguard Rescue Team
Firefighters along with coastguard teams put out inflatable mud paths to reach the three people stuck

Three people were found and rescued by helicopter after becoming stuck in mud.

Coastguard teams, firefighters and ambulance crews were called to Marine Walk, Hayling Island, Hampshire, on Tuesday at about 20:30 BST.

Firefighters and coastguards put down mud paths for Selsey and Portsmouth Mud Rescue Teams to reach the trio.

They were each winched off the mud to safety by the coastguard helicopter to a landing site set up near Hayling Coastguard Station where they were checked over.

Selsey Coastguard Rescue Team Lines of emergency services teams, firefighters, coastguard teams and paramedics standing on a grassed area and above on a bank. Free-standing lights are shining on the area.Selsey Coastguard Rescue Team
Coastguards, specialist mud rescue teams, firefighters and paramedics were sent to rescue the three stuck off Hayling Island

All three were discharged at the scene by South Central Ambulance Service (SCAS) paramedics, Hampshire & Isle of Wight Fire & Rescue Service said.

The combined emergency teams said the rescue showed "the huge importance of all emergency assets being able to work together to save lives".

They also thanked the residents on Marine Walk who allowed their emergency vehicles to park and turn around on their drives.

Selsey Coastguard Rescue Team Four coastguards in yellow, high-vis tops pulling inflatable rafts walking out on mud flats. A helicopter with search light is in the sky.Selsey Coastguard Rescue Team
The three were winched from the mud by the helicopter

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