Charmouth firefighters rescue two people stuck in mud

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Crews were called to help two people stuck in the mud and cut off by the tide between Lyme and Charmouth

Two people had to be rescued after getting cut off by the tide on a beach walk and becoming stuck in the mud .

Firefighters are urging people to check the tide times before they visit the beach following the incident on Sunday.

The pair became stuck by a high 4.6m (15ft) tide between Lyme and Charmouth at about 17:36 GMT.

Crews from Charmouth, Lyme Regis, Honiton and Exton fire stations worked alongside the coastguard and RNLI to save the pair.

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