Man gets stuck in mud while kayaking and uses genius way to call for help
A man has been rescued in dramatic circumstances after getting stuck in the mud while kayaking at night - and used a very handy trick to get help.
Essex County Fire and Rescue Service raced out to the village of Heybridge on Friday evening after receiving reports that a man in a rowing boat had become stuck in the dark.
Firefighters were called to the scene at 6.44pm, where crews from stations at Wivenhoe and Tollesbury worked with coastguard colleagues to rescue a man stuck in the water using line rescue paths.
Drones were also used to monitor the incident. The man downloaded the what3words app to help firefighters and the coastguard identify his location, and was brought to safety by 8pm.
Water Incident Manager Dave Bond told Essex Live that a man became stranded in the mud "about 200m from the shore" as the tide went out, adding that the crews "did an amazing job and worked really well with the coastguard to form a plan and establish safe systems to rescue him".
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Essex Fire Service wrote on X (formerly Twitter): "Firefighters worked with coastguard colleagues to rescue a man in a rowing boat stuck in the mud this evening. Using what3words helped us to reach the man quickly and we'd encourage the public to download the app, it’s free and it could help us locate you quickly."
The phone app What3words assigns a three-word address to each 3m x 3m square in the world. According to the developers of the app, these words are as accurate as GPS coordinates, and much easier to say and share. During an emergency, callers can give a three word address over the phone to share their exact location to police. Police can then enter the three words into the what3words online map, before accurately routing to the exact location of the incident.
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