A man in Florida, who had been missing for ten days, was miraculously found and rescued after he became stuck in mud up to his shoulders. Giddens was rescued on February 23 at the Vulcan Materials Company, a sand plant east of Melrose, but was found in mud up to his shoulders near a borrow pit. It took emergency responders nearly three hours to free Giddens from the mud before he was rushed to hospital. The PFD was also aided in the rescue by Clay County Fire Rescue’s Technical Rescue Teams, Putnam County Fire Rescue and Melrose Fire Department-Florida. Vulcan Sand Plant officials told WCJB: 'Our Vulcan team at the Grandin Sand Plant handled a trespassing situation with care and compassion shepherding first responders to a man who was in distress.'

Source: Daily Mail March 01, 2026 09:53 UTC