A 13-YEAR-OLD boy was rescued by fire crews after he got stuck in mud up to his knees.
Firefighters were called to reports of a teenager sinking in mud in a woodlands opposite the BP petrol station, in Bolton Road, Blackburn, just before 9am today.
The crew, who were at the scene for 30 minutes, used a long board and a first aid kit to release the teenager from the mud.
The young teenager was later passed into the care of paramedics.
A fire spokesman said: "The boy was really stuck in the mid and could not get out.
"We created a platform and helped him out.
"Our main concern was the temperature because it was freezing this morning and worried he might get hypothermia.
"He had a precautionary check and we left him in the care of the ambulance."
A North West Ambulance spokesman said the boy did not need to go to hospital.
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