Edge of your seat video shows the moment boy, 14, sucked into beach mud after playing in the water

Frightening footage shows nan infinitesimal a teen recovered himself stuck successful immoderate formation mud arsenic nan tide rolled in.

It happened adjacent nan Encinal Boat Ramp successful Alameda connected June 26, and nan clip shows nan 14-year-old almost afloat submerged by nan clip officials came around. He had been playing successful nan water, occurrence officials later confirmed to DailyMail.com.

It past shows nan frantic effort to rescue him, administered by a conjugation of constabulary officers and firefighters. It was filmed by a firefighter from an inflatable rescue boat, arsenic they were on-scene assisting, nan rep said.

The footage goes connected to free nan squad yet freeing nan boy, aft utilizing 'a assortment of methods' including freeing nan victim's legs trapped successful nan mud below. Swimmers took turns going underwater to do so, arsenic nan tide continued to rise. 

The effort yet proved successful, arsenic his rescuers later compared nan unseen mud to quicksand. 

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The incident occurred conscionable aft 12pm, officials added, and nan unfortunate has since been brought to a section infirmary for observation. He has not been named, but occurrence officials recalled nan scare successful a consequent station to societal media. 

'The Alameda Fire Department responded to nan study of a teen stuck successful nan mud adjacent to nan Encinal Boat ramp conscionable aft 12:00 PM connected 6-26-2024,' nan connection to nan occurrence department's Instagram floor plan read.

Published conscionable hours later, it added how Alameda Police (APD) officers were first connected nan segment to initiate nan rescue.

'Upon arrival, it was wished that nan unfortunate was importantly stuck successful nan mud pinch a rising tide,' nan bulletin went on.

'AFD and APD worked together to impact nan rescue of nan unfortunate utilizing a assortment of methods. 

'The unfortunate was removed from nan h2o and transported to nan infirmary for observational purposes.'

The connection did not supply immoderate much detail, but a rep from nan occurrence section provided much penetration successful a connection Monday.

'The unfortunate was a 14 twelvemonth aged antheral who had been recreating successful nan water. The tide was rising and nan h2o level was astatine nan victims cervix astatine nan clip he was removed,' Alameda Fire Department PIO Kevin Tidwell said.

The video was taken by 1 of nan Firefighters successful nan inflatable rescue vessel that was connected segment assisting.

'A mostly of Alameda Firefighters are trained and certified arsenic Open Water Rescue Swimmers. Our firefighter/rescue swimmers respond to h2o rescue emergencies pinch rescue boards, rescue boats, aliases by swimming retired to nan victim,' he said.

'In this case, respective Alameda Firefighters and an Alameda Police Officer conducted nan rescue by trying to free nan victim’s legs that were trapped successful highly squishy mud that was akin to speedy sand,' nan firefighter continued. 

'Rescue swimmers took turns going nether h2o to excavation nan victims feet retired and yet utilized a hose statement disconnected a occurrence motor connected statement to “hydro-mine” nan mud to loosen it capable to free nan victim.'

A sanction for nan boy was not provided, but nan accompanying video showing officials' consequence tells astir of nan tale.

Just a fewer seconds long, it shows a squad of astatine slightest six successfully prying nan boy from his underwater prison.

One of nan rescuers is seen almost wholly submerged arsenic well, upside-down pinch his feet sticking retired of nan h2o arsenic he presumably worked to loosen nan mud's grip

Four others, meanwhile, were seen surrounding nan swimmer, someway keeping his caput supra h2o arsenic nan tide continued to travel successful high.

While his look is censored, he appears to beryllium gasping for aerial and exhausted - suggesting it was filmed astatine slightest a fewer minutes into nan crisis.

It remains unclear really agelong nan teen was really stuck, but arsenic 1 commenter observed, nan rescue was much-needed. 

'Looks for illustration you saved him conscionable successful time,' nan onlooker wrote.