Two women get stuck in the mud while walking beside river

Call the MIRE brigade! Two women get stuck in the mud while walking beside river sparking specialist rescue mission

• Two women became stuck in mud near a body of water in Greater Manchester 
• Carl Haslam shared image of pair on Twitter as he warned others to be careful 
• He added the women were in ‘high spirits’ after returning to dry land yesterday

Two women have been rescued from a patch of mud near a river after they became stranded while out for a walk.  

Carl Haslam, Station Manager for Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue, shared the image on Twitter yesterday as he warned those in the area to ‘be careful’ while out and about.  

The photograph shows two women stuck knee-deep in mud near a body of water in Greater Manchester.

Behind them, onlookers are seen watching from a bank of grass as a rescue team deploy plastic boards in order to pull them out of the mud.

The photograph (above) shows two women stuck knee-deep in mud near a body of water in Greater Manchester

Crews from Heywood and Bury and Manchester’s Technical Response Unit were deployed in an attempt to rescue the stranded women, who Mr Haslam said were ‘in good spirits.’

He added: ‘The ground can be quite muddy as these two ladies discovered.

‘Both were in good spirits and welcomed the rescue to dry land.

‘Good work from @TRU_Manchester and crews from Heywood and Bury.’  

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