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Kathleen Speirs & Dave Clark

Dad trapped in a mudslide 'had one hour to live'

A man says he “had one hour to live” when he was rescued by the coastguard after becoming trapped in a mudslide.

Matt Halliday had gone for a walk along the Corsewall Loop in Dumfries and Galloway to clear his head when the weather suddenly worsened.

Matt contracted hypothermia and attempted to take cover, only for a mudslide to cause the shelter to collapse, knocking him unconscious.

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