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Man Sinking In Mud Saved Just In Time By 'Dream Team' Of Central Mass Officers
Three Shrewsbury police officers were honored on Wednesday, May 24, after they rescued a man who was sinking in mud and nearly drowned. On Feb. 13, Justin Schmautz and his girlfriend were using remote-controlled boats at Flint Pond when one of the crafts got stuck in the mud just before noon. Schmautz didn't realize how deep the pond was, and so he waded into the muck to grab the boat. The mud reached his shins, but within just a few seconds, he was shoulder deep in the frigid quicksand-like sludge with no way to get out. Schmautz started to panic. …