Florida jet-skier pulled to safety after becoming trapped in mud at low tide

A nighttime search-and-rescue operation unfolded near Tampa when a jet-skier failed to return, leading deputies to a group immobilized in muddy flats and shallow water.

Hillsborough County deputies rescued several stranded jet-skiers near Tampa, Florida, after one rider became trapped in mud and a group attempting to help was left stuck by a rapidly receding tide near Bird Island.