Dramatic rescue as walker gets stuck waist-deep in mud on Dartmoor
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A pensioner became stuck in waist-deep mud while walking on Dartmoor in Devon and had to be rescued by helicopter.
The woman, thought to be in her 70s, called emergency services when she became stuck but there was poor phone reception.
She finally got through after a number of attempts and was heard saying "it's now up to my..." before the line dropped out.
After many rapid enquiries, including requests to mobile phone providers, it was established at about 2.15pm that the woman was not far from Brent Tor, north of Tavistock.
"The woman was completely stuck, up to her waist in thick mud, and unable to move. She was in the course of a small river and had simply sunk into an unexpectedly deep section of mud.
"Without the assistance of the helicopter, officers could have searched for hours without locating her."