Emergency services called to rescue ‘distressed’ man stuck in River Adur mud at 4am
Emergency services were called to rescue a man who was stuck in the mud of the River Adur in the early hours of this morning.
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Shoreham Lifeboat said their crew had an ‘early wake up call’ when their pagers went off at 3.50am today.
A spokesman added: “Our inshore lifeboat launched to assist other emergency services with the rescue of a distressed man stuck in the mud in the River Adur at low tide by the railway bridge.”
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Hide AdA spokeswoman for West Sussex Fire & Rescue Service said: “We were called to assist the police with an incident at 3:55am last night (2 January) involving two adults stuck in the mud in the River Adur.
“Three fire engines attended the scene.”
Sussex Police has been approached for comment.