Rescue operation for woman sinking in mud (From Daily Echo)
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Rescue operation for woman sinking in mud
Updated 3:17pm Friday 15th March 2013 in News
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- Woman sinking in mud in New Forest
- Emergency services have not yet located her
2:04pm
The woman, who is thought to be in her 30s, is now being taken back to the car park, where an ambulance is waiting.
2:03pm
It is understood the mud was above the woman's knees. She is said to be uninjured but is cold from the length of time she spent in the mud.
2:00pm
The woman has now been pulled free from the mud, around one mile away from Pigbush car park.
The firefighters had to dig her out with their bare hands to free her.
1:51pm
A fire crew from Beaulieu Fire Station has managed to find the woman.
1:30pm
A Google Streetview image of the area where the search is taking place.
1:23pm
Fire and Ambulance services are in the area but are powerless until the woman has been located.
1:22pm
It is understood the woman is not alone, but is with a friend who is not trapped.
1:20pm
Emergency services believe she is somewhere between Pigbush car park and the nearby railway station, as seen on the map above.
1:17pm
It is believed she is in the vicinity of Pigbush Carpark, on Hatchet Lane (the B3056) between Beaulieu and Lyndhurst.
However, her mobile phone signal is intermittent, so emergency services are having problems getting her exact location.
1:16pm
Rescuer have not yet been able to locate the woman, who called them using her mobile phone. A search helicopter is up and scouring the area.
1:15pm
A RESCUE operation has been launched after a woman called emergency services to say she was sinking in mud in the New Forest.
Comments(9)
chrisja
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2:19pm Fri 15 Mar 13
Stillness
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2:29pm Fri 15 Mar 13
J.P.M
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3:29pm Fri 15 Mar 13
Stillness wrote:Are you a pure misoginist? Do you really enjoy laughing at a woman's misfortune?
A helicopter to find someone stuck in mud in the new forest! Must be a red nose stunt surely?
Stillness
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4:17pm Fri 15 Mar 13
J.P.M wrote:So you would want a helicopter to help you because the mud was "above your knees"? Take a look at the photograph, 10 people to help someone in 10 inches of mud! What a colossal waste of time and money.
Stillness wrote:Are you a pure misoginist? Do you really enjoy laughing at a woman's misfortune?
A helicopter to find someone stuck in mud in the new forest! Must be a red nose stunt surely?
solomum
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8:23pm Fri 15 Mar 13
Stillness wrote:Sinking mud can be extremely dangerous. I would certainly want a helicopter to be looking for me if I was stuck in some. If you ever get stuck in some, I take it you will not be ringing for help,but rather will willingly risk losing your life so as not to waste public resources.
J.P.M wrote:So you would want a helicopter to help you because the mud was "above your knees"? Take a look at the photograph, 10 people to help someone in 10 inches of mud! What a colossal waste of time and money.
Stillness wrote:Are you a pure misoginist? Do you really enjoy laughing at a woman's misfortune?
A helicopter to find someone stuck in mud in the new forest! Must be a red nose stunt surely?
sparkster
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8:43pm Fri 15 Mar 13
Georgem
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10:41pm Fri 15 Mar 13
J.P.M wrote:Obvious troll is obvious.
Stillness wrote:Are you a pure misoginist? Do you really enjoy laughing at a woman's misfortune?
A helicopter to find someone stuck in mud in the new forest! Must be a red nose stunt surely?
Stillness
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11:34pm Fri 15 Mar 13
solomum wrote:Unless you are really stupid you would notice that you are sinking in the mud. At that point you turn around and walk out, or at worst lay down to spread your weight and crawl out. Natural selection at work.
Stillness wrote:Sinking mud can be extremely dangerous. I would certainly want a helicopter to be looking for me if I was stuck in some. If you ever get stuck in some, I take it you will not be ringing for help,but rather will willingly risk losing your life so as not to waste public resources.
J.P.M wrote:So you would want a helicopter to help you because the mud was "above your knees"? Take a look at the photograph, 10 people to help someone in 10 inches of mud! What a colossal waste of time and money.
Stillness wrote:Are you a pure misoginist? Do you really enjoy laughing at a woman's misfortune?
A helicopter to find someone stuck in mud in the new forest! Must be a red nose stunt surely?
foresthorse says...
2:05pm Fri 15 Mar 13
My favourite bits? The map, the Google streetscene, the doom-laden tone, the race against the time. I can't wait for the movie to come out!