EMERGENCY services have issued a warning to walkers following difficult getting to a rescue.
Dorset and Wiltshire Fire and Rescue has urged walkers to consider where they are parking so that emergency vehicles can keep access to sites.
The warning come after on call firefighters from Swanage Fire Station and Wareham Fire Station alongside the technical rescue team from Poole Fire station and the Coastguard rescued a female walker from mud at Worth Matravers.
A spokesperson for DWFRS said: “Firefighters and the coastguard struggled to get to the incident due to the parking of Sunday walkers.
“Please consider emergency vehicles when parking your vehicle anywhere! You never know when we’re going to be needed."
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