Overview
- Kadassi Nembhard, 33, became trapped knee-deep in mud on February 18 after pulling her three-year-old daughter from sinking ground at Whitby harbour.
- Two passers-by repeatedly got stuck as they tried to help, and a local fisherman arrived with a spade, a wooden plank or pub board, and a signboard to assist.
- Emergency crews reached the scene within minutes and used the improvised equipment to dig her free after roughly 30 minutes.
- Coastguard officers then took her to the boathouse to warm up and change, with no serious injuries reported.
- Nembhard praised her rescuers as “heroes,” and authorities highlighted how harbour mud can resemble firm sand and urged people to seek professional help.