Man rescued after getting stuck in mudhole

By CNN Newsource

Published February 23, 2024 6:04 AM

By Web Staff

KEITHVILLE, Louisiana (KTBS) — Caddo firefighters joined family members Thursday night in rescuing a man trapped for hours in thick mud.

The rescue happened around 6:30 p.m. in the 11000 block of Sungate Drive.

Caddo Fire District 4 firefighters arrived to find the man stuck in the mud from the knees down. He had been in the mudhole in a field for almost two hours.

Capt. Freddie Martin and members of CFD 4 C-Shift immediately began digging him out. They were joined by family members who used hand tools and a tractor as a sling to pull him from the hole without injury.

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