This is the moment a traumatised family escaped from sinking mud in a public park - which came up to their necks.

Megan Nolan jumped into the mud with partner Chris Knight to rescue her seven-year-old son Jake Nolan.

He had climbed a tree in Carrs Park in Wilmslow, Cheshire, fallen off into some mud below - and started to sink very quickly.

The mud reached up to their necks and shoulders before they were able to get Jake free and pull themselves to safety, Megan said.

Megan, 28, said: "It just looked like normal hard mud.

"I still cannot believe it now. It was like a scene out of a movie. I didn’t even know such mud existed.

"All I can remember is seeing Jake's face bright red and him screaming and my other little boy Lewis stood on the side shouting 'mummy' and 'Jake it’s ok '.

"They are both traumatised, as are me and Chris. We woke up the next day speechless and just couldn’t get over the whole situation.

"I don’t want anybody to go through that with a family member or a pet as I would never forgive myself."

Megan, Chris and Megan's boys Jake and Lewis, seven and nine, were celebrating Father's Day with a stroll through the park at about 7.30pm last Sunday (20/06).