He went to take his dogs for a walk and got trapped in the mud Hours later the Fire Brigade was alerted and mobilized He was taken to hospital
An elderly man's walk with his dogs in Paphos province turned into an adventure.
According to the Fire Service, five minutes after seven thirty in the evening on Wednesday, a call was received for the rescue of an elderly person in a rural area in Paphos district.
Members of the Police and Fire Service from the Paphos Fire Station responded with 2 staffed fire engines.
The elderly man, while on a walking route with his dogs, between the villages of Strubi and Yolou, was trapped in mud since noon.
The responding Fire Service rescue team managed to untangle him using ropes. He was subsequently handed over to an ambulance for transfer to the Pafos hospital T.A.E.P.
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