FRIENDSWOOD, Texas (AP) _ An 11-year-old boy who became mired in mud nearly up to his thighs while trying to find turtles has been rescued from near a Houston-area creek.
The Galveston County Daily News (http://bit.ly/19dvtnO ) reports it’s the second high-mud rescue this month for Friendswood police.
Chief Robert Wieners says authorities were alerted late Monday afternoon about someone stuck near Clear Creek. Police said th e boy was with two friends looking for turtles when he became trapped. His friends ran for help.
Emergency responders rescued the unharmed boy, who was stuck for about 40 minutes.
A Friendswood police officer on Dec. 14 rescued a woman who got stuck up to her waist in mud near the same creek while searching for a dog.