Woman rescued after getting stuck in mud with tide rising

AN emergency mobile phone call saved a woman from disaster in Cork harbour yesterday when she became trapped in mud on a rising tide.

The drama unfolded near Hop Island, Rochestown, as the woman, in her 30s, went to rescue her dog which had become stuck in the mud flats.

Having waded out to retrieve her pet, the woman became trapped with the tide rising rapidly at around 3pm.