Muddy waters Weston-super-Mare's D class Faith rescued two tourists who had ventured onto the area's notorious mud with an incoming tide on 11 July. The couple from Bristol got into trouble after one of them injured an arm, soon tiring in the mud. The lifeboat came to their rescue after 999 calls from concerned members of the public. Just the day before, three other tourists had been rescued from the mud. Crew Member Liam McDermott said: 'Mud walkers nearly always become tired, dehydrated and sun burnt and when the tide turns it becomes increasingly difficult to return safely to shore.'.