Your daily reminder that there are great people in the world who will help out a stranger just because it’s the right thing to do. Your daily reminder that there are great people in the world who will help out a stranger just because it’s the right thing to do. As hard as they struggle, they just seem to be held in place by the suction – in what could be a very dangerous situation as the tide rises and night falls. A fisherman stops his boat and walks over to them, obviously more knowledgeable about how to manage in the mud but also a lot younger and fitter. After a few minutes of this he realises more drastic action is going to be necessary. But he doesn’t call the emergency services or try and tow them away with a rope – he actually lies face down in the mud and lets them walk over him to get to safety, putting himself in danger to rescue them.