FOUR people have been rescued from the mud at Arnside this afternoon.

A man, woman and two teenagers became trapped by the tide.

Emergency services, including police, paramedics and the coastguard, as well as Flookburgh-based Bay Search and Rescue, all rushed to the scene around 1.30pm.

A coastguard spokesperson said it took about half an hour to free those trapped.

Awful scene at #Arnside. Four people stuck in the mud with the tide rushing in

PC Eric McKinley told our reporter at the scene: "The coastguard was absolutely superb. If it was not for them it could have been a lot worse."