Overview
- Emergency services reached two people trapped in coastal mud near Crosby and New Brighton as the tide flooded in.
- HM Coastguard coordinated firefighters, police and RNLI crews, using a hovercraft and an off‑road Argocat to access the mudflats after Wirral volunteers had just finished mud‑rescue training.
- One person was in an electric wheelchair near the tideline, and both casualties were freed and taken to a waiting ambulance for assessment.
- Hoylake RNLI’s hovercraft Hurley Spirit transported a casualty to shore in the first rescue led by hovercraft commander Chris Gaskin, according to the RNLI account.
- Officials warned that soft sand can hide deep mud and that tides rise quickly on this coast, urging visitors to check tide times and call 999 to ask for the Coastguard in an emergency.