The fire service attended the incident at the Waterworks in North Belfast
The fire service rescued a child who had got stuck in “dangerous” silt in a North Belfast park.
The Northern Ireland Fire and Rescue Service were called to the Waterworks off Antrim Road at 8.39pm on Thursday, August 20, following reports that a child had got stuck in the mud.
An appliance from Whitla and one from Westland Fire Station attended the scene along with a specialist rescue team.
Over the past few weeks a section of the water at the waterworks has dried up. It is understood that a football was kicked onto this area and the child had got stuck when going to retreive it.
Signs have been put up on fencing warning people that the silt that has been revealed is soft and could be dangerous.
The child was quickly rescued by firefighters upon their arrival.
A NIFRS spokesperson said: “Firefighters were called to reports of a casualty stuck in mud on Cavehill Road, Fortwilliam, Belfast. Firefighters used specialist rescue equipment to rescue the casualty. The incident was dealt with by 9.06pm.”
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