See the moment police rescued a Maine duck hunter who got stuck in mud

See the moment police rescued a Maine duck hunter who got stuck in mud

Police say the man started walking across the mud to retrieve ducks he had shot when he suddenly sank into a "honey pot," an area that acts like quicksand.

Duck hunter rescued after sinking to waist in Brunswick mudflats

A Topsham man had to be rescued on Wednesday afternoon after he became stuck up to his waist in coastal mud in Brunswick. Matthew Alexander, 31, called 911 shortly after 2 p.m. to report that he was stuck in the mud off Wharton’s Point in the intertidal zone of Maquoit Bay and couldn’t get back to shore, the Brunswick Police Department said in a news release. Alexander told emergency dispatchers he had shot several ducks from the shore, and when…

Hunter stuck waist-deep in Brunswick mudflats pulled to safety

Police reminded the public that coastal mudflats can be unstable and contain "honey pots" — areas that act like quicksand and can trap people who step into them.