Overview

• Matthew Alexander, 31, of Topsham called 911 after sinking up to his waist near Wharton's Point in Maquoit Bay.
• Marine Resource Unit officers reached him by airboat and hauled him aboard to break the mud's suction.
• Brunswick Rescue transported Alexander to Mid Coast Hospital for evaluation due to ocean-water exposure, and he was later released.
• Police said Alexander authorized use of his name in the news release, and officers recovered the ducks he had shot.
• Officials cautioned that coastal mud flats are unstable and contain concealed 'honey pots' where struggling causes people to sink deeper.