A woman was saved from sinking mud by police officers who crawled through the sludge to rescue her.
Police were called to reports of a disorder on Chapman Rd, Te Atatu Peninsula in West Auckland at 9.40pm on Friday.
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A police spokeswoman said on arrival police located a woman who was distressed and had became stuck in mud.