TWO Coastguard teams rushed to rescue a person stuck in the mud near a Weston hotel over the weekend (Saturday, March 2).

Burnham Coastguard Rescue team were called out at around 7am to back up the Weston Coastguard crew.

While on the way, the Burnham team were told that the person was back on hard standing and was in safe hands, despite falling over a few times and making "mud angels".

A spokesperson from the Burnham Coastguard Rescue team said: "The first call out of March saw the team paged at 7am to back up our flank team Weston-super-Mare Coastguard Rescue team.

"There were reports of a person seen stuck in the mud along by The Grand Atlantic Hotel.

"Mud rescue is classed as a technical rescue so while the nearest team are responding and on scene, the flank team are en route.

"This gives greater flexibility in a rescue environment.

"The first team will be busy carrying out there initial response, the second team will arrive and if necessary, more Mud Rescue Technicians are deployed and the rest of the team carry out other duties such as a continuation of search if needed.

"Communications, kit transfer, information gathering etc.

"Weston-super-Mare also have the fire rescue service Hovercraft (Firefly) and with a lot of beach to cover it can be a real time saver.

"As our team was approaching the rendezvous point, the news came in that the person was back on hard standing after a brief encounter with the sticky mud, and after falling over a couple of times produced a few mud angels.

"Once the news had come in that the person was in safe hands, we turned the truck around and headed back to station for a morning brew.

"This was also a chance for our newest Officer In Charge to take charge of the team for a live incident, although it was a stand down the thought process you go through is the same.

"The planning begins as soon as you get paged and each call is vital experience.

"As always, if you see anyone in danger or difficulty, dial 999 and ask for the Coastguard."