Khaberni - The area of Silverdale in Morecambe Bay, Lancashire, witnessed an emergency rescue operation after a man was found stuck in quicksand, with only his head, chest, and one arm visible, as the tide rapidly flowed towards his location.
The "Bay Search and Rescue" team reported that their crews rushed to the site on Saturday morning after a call was received at the emergency services at 11:30 AM, reporting a person sinking in the sand.
Upon arrival, the paramedics found the man lying on his back in a soft mud channel, in a state of severe exhaustion and at risk of hypothermia due to the cold weather and the approaching waters.
The rescue team used two inflatable air paths to stabilize the ground and ensure safe access to the victim, before they were able to free him within minutes and pull him to dry land. He was then covered with thermal blankets and transported inside a field vehicle to warm him up, and then to a nearby café, where the North West Ambulance Service took over his transfer for medical examination.
The team confirmed in their statement that the rescue was carried out in the nick of time, noting that the waters had indeed begun to flood the area upon their departure, describing the incident as a true embodiment of cooperation and coordination between the different emergency teams.
The incident reminded people of a similar event last May, when the young Brit Jensen Sturgeon was trapped inside an eight-foot-deep hole he had dug himself on a beach, before it collapsed and turned into a quicksand trap, and his rescue took more than three hours.
