A heavy emergency services response attended a scene on Liverpool's waterfront yesterday following reports that a man was stuck in the mudflats of the River Mersey.
The man needed to be rescued from around five yards onto the mudflats of the river bed while the tide was out.
Emergency services attended the incident near to the M&S Bank Arena, at the end of Gower Street and Kings parade after reports of concern for the safety of a man.
The victim was pulled to safety with a rope system used by Merseyside Fire and Rescue service.
Firefighters were called at 5.54am on Tuesday, December 15 and arrived on scene at 6.02am.
Two fire engines, the search and rescue team appliance, Marine Fire One and the combined platform ladder were in attendance. Merseyside Police and North West Ambulance Service were also in attendance, alongside volunteers of both HM Coastguard Crosby and Wirral Coastguard Rescue Team.
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A spokesperson for Merseyside Fire and Rescue said: "One person has been rescued from mud flats near Liverpool City Centre this morning following a multi-agency response.
"On arrival, crews found one person approximately five yards onto the mud flats, directly at the end of Gower Street and Kings Parade.
"Following the set up of a rope system and the deployment of Marine Fire One's rescue sled, two firefighters, two members of SRT, one member of MF1 and NWAS' HART team were able to access the casualty.
"The casualty, who was conscious and breathing, was assessed by NWAS before being loaded onto a basket stretcher. "
Fire crews used a rope system to bring the person up to shore side before the person was taken to hospital for further assessment.
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