Mountain rescuers near Bolton in England warned runners and walkers to be careful of very deep puddles on the local mountains.
It seems that recently, a runner injured his ankle and was taken to hospital after falling in and sinking up to his neck in a 5ft pool. Another warned they hurt their elbow and wrist and after mistakenly thinking the puddle was about 'two or three inches deep'.
Bolton Mountain Rescue Team (BMRT) submerged a 5ft 6ins fence post into the water - and shared the pictures on their Facebook page. They wrote... "Pictured here at dusk is a 6ft 2ins chap holding a 5ft 6ins wooden fence post, which was found lying on the moor nearby. The stone path is solid - and about 3ft wide - but when covered in water it's very difficult to make out the edges of the stone, especially when the sun is low above the horizon. As you'll see from the pictures, the bog very easily consumed almost all of the fence post - with very little resistance from the mud. It's exactly the same on the other side of the path. We can well believe the stories of people sinking up to their chest. Please take care on this path - especially if overtaking whilst running!"
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