The Falmouth Coastguard team featured on a new Channel 4 show last week.

'Emergency Rescue: Air, Land & Sea' follows the search and rescue heroes who put their lives on the line to keep us safe.

Last weeks episode saw the Falmouth crew coming to the aid of a group of holiday makers whose hired boat had become stuck on mud flats at Restronguet.

The Falmouth team were joined by TV cameras as they responded to the call for help last summer and carried out a specialist mud rescue, bringing the four stranded people and their dog safely back to shore.

Station Officer Mark Rosevear, who's been a coastguard for the last 19 years, said: "It took some getting used to having the film crew with us, but when the pagers go off, you do just go into coastguard mode and it's business as usual.

"It was a good opportunity to be able to show people what we do and what we train for. Taking part in the programme was also a great way of reminding people to take care in and near the sea."

The Maritime and Coastguard Agency said: "If you become stuck in mud make sure you stay calm, try and spread your weight as much as possible and avoid moving.

"Anybody trapped should also discourage other well-meaning members of the public from attempting to rescue them because without the proper equipment they could become stuck too."

You can catch up on 'Emergency Rescue: Air, Land & Sea' here.