Burrard Inlet mudflats pose risk of sinking, stay off: Port Moody Fire Rescue
Posted August 5, 2020 11:31 am.
Last Updated August 5, 2020 11:33 am.
PORT MOODY (NEWS 1130) — Port Moody Fire Rescue is out with a warning that the mudflats at Burrard Inlet might look cool, but they can still be dangerous.
Fire rescue tweeted a photo Wednesday of someone being pulled from the mudflats in low tide.
Although they look cool, the mudflats at low tide in Burrard Inlet are very dangerous to you and your rescuers when you suddenly sink and get stuck – STAY OFF THE MUDFLATS! pic.twitter.com/9UAwNLW1C8
— PortMoodyFireRescue (@PortMoodyFR) August 5, 2020
They say the area is not safe when someone suddenly sinks and gets stuck, so they’re asking everyone to stay off them.
A few years ago, the department had to rescue someone who sunk up to their shoulders.
