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Bizarre moment ‘drunken’ couple writhe helplessly in the mud after falling into river to ‘rescue bottle of wine’
The man and a woman were seen struggling in the sludge at low tide
A PAIR of revellers were left floundering in the mud for 45 minutes after falling into a river because they reportedly were trying to rescue a bottle of wine.
The man and a woman were seen struggling in the sludge at low tide today outside the Cornish Mutual office in Newham, Truro, Cornwall.
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Workers threw a lifebuoy to the duo but video footage of the incident shows the man struggling to get it around his body.
Lee Wright, , tells viewers: "We tried to help them out, we've got the round thing for rescuing drowning people."
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He then tells the couple: "On the upside, you'll have beautiful skin tomorrow."
Chris Sweet, told : "There were a few of us that tried to rescue them with a ring.
"They had both been drinking but we think they fell in after dropping a bottle of wine in the mud.
"They were completely out of it and when we threw them the ring to lift them out they didn't want to be rescued."
Police, a fire crew from Truro and a specialist water rescue team from Falmouth were sent to rescue them, reports .
Truro Fire Station crew manager Tom Randle said: "The risk of mud in Truro is considerable here so we're looking into intensive training and equipment to deal with these ever increasing incidents.
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"In this situation it was just a case of getting a ladder down to them. It took some time as they were obviously intoxicated."
The pair were wrapped in hypothermia blankets and taken away for treatment by an ambulance.
Earlier this week a row erupted on a train after drunken revellers repeatedly placed a BAGEL on a train passenger's head.
Police boarded the rowdy train and held it at Potters Bar yesterday after three fights broke out in the same train carriage.
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