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Matthew Alexander of Topsham, Maine, suddenly sank into mud on an embankment while duck hunting off Wharton’s Point in Maquoit Bay on Oct. 1

Alexander had to be rescued by police, and two officers needed to pull him from the mud

The 31-year-old was taken to the hospital after the incident and later released, authorities said

A man in Maine unexpectedly found himself stuck waist-deep in mud during a hunting excursion and had to be rescued, authorities said.

In a Thursday, Oct. 2, news release, the Brunswick Police Department said it received a 911 call on the afternoon of Wednesday, Oct. 1, from Matthew Alexander of Topsham.

Alexander, 31, told authorities that he was duck hunting off of Wharton’s Point in Maquoit Bay and shot several ducks while standing on an embankm

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