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Mud-stuck pair rescued from island beach

News imageIsland Echo Ground of coastguard and firefighters wearing head torches carrying a stretcher in the dark on a cliff top Island Echo
The pair were found trapped as darkness fell on Tuesday off Compton Bay

A man and a woman have been freed after becoming stuck in thick mud on the Isle of Wight.

The pair were found trapped off the beach at Compton Bay, on the south-west of the island, on Tuesday shortly before it got dark at about 15:45 GMT.

Needles and Ventnor coastguard rescue teams and firefighters were sent to the beach to rescue the stricken pair.

The coastguard said the man managed to free himself while the woman was pulled to safety by rescue teams.

News imageIsland Echo Outline of cliffs on Isle of Wight at night with beach and sea to the right - lights can be seen on the beach where a rescue of two people stuck in mud is underway.Island Echo
Coastguard teams and firefighters were sent to rescue the pair