65-year-old man spent entire night stuck standing in mud on Texas coast, rescuers say

A bicyclist spent an entire night stuck standing in mud before he could be rescued from a remote stretch of the Texas coast, according to the U.S. Coast Guard.

The rescued happened before dawn Tuesday, April 25, and the man was immediately taken to a hospital, the Coast Guard reported in a news release.

His identity was not released.

“Watchstanders received a report from Galveston County Sheriff’s Office personnel at 4:17 a.m. that a 65-year-old man was stuck in the mud east of the Galveston north jetty on Bolivar Peninsula and (they) were unable to reach him,” the Coast Guard said.

“The man stated that he was riding his bike toward the Bolivar Ferry around sunset on Monday when his bike became stuck. When he began to walk, he too became physically stuck in the mud.”

The Coast Guard sent a helicopter to the scene and a cable was used to pull the man out of the mud. The peninsula is about 60 miles southeast of Houston, on the Gulf of Mexico.

Video shows the man was found standing in the dark, within a few feet of his flipped-over bicycle.

He was taken to medical personnel at Scholes International Airport in Galveston, and was listed as being in stable condition at a hospital, officials said. Details of his injuries were not released.

This story was originally published April 26, 2023 at 7:19 AM with the headline "65-year-old man spent entire night stuck standing in mud on Texas coast, rescuers say."