Teenager rescued from quicksand in Morecambe bay

A 15-year-old boy is rescued from mud and quicksand off the coast of Morecambe.

Holyhead Coastguard were alerted to the incident in Morecambe at 2pm on Saturday.

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It took three rescue teams and an RNLI hovercraft to pull the boy free in a two-hour ordeal.

He was eventually rescued at 4pm before being transferred to hospital.