This is the moment an 11-year-old boy became stuck in knee-deep mud and had to be rescued by a hovercraft. The child was on holiday in Burnham-on-Sea with his family from Manchester when he walked across the mudflats on Wednesday. Seemingly unaware of the low tide, he quickly became stuck and had to be pulled to safety by the coastguard in its  hovercraft. He was unhurt in the incident, and was seen leaving the beach smiling. Scroll down for video . An 11-year-old boy had to be pulled to safety after becoming stuck in knee-deep mud on in Burnham-on-Sea . The coastguard used a hovercraft to reach the boy, with two members of its mud rescue team enlisted to pull him out to safety . The 11-year-old was returned to safety shortly afterwards. His relieved family were visiting from Manchester . At around 3.30pm yesterday the coastguard was called to Brean Beach after reports of the boy becoming stuck. Emergency services used a hovercraft to bring him back to the beach unharmed. 'The boy had been wading out across the mudflats at low tide and unfortunately got into difficulty in thick mud in that part of the beach,' said Mark Newman, Chairman of BARB Search and Rescue. 'Many people have been stuck there, it's well known to be a dangerous spot.' The beach warden noticed the boy standing in the flats as he tried to reach the sea and alerted the coastguard. 'We were called in our hovercraft, we got to the scene very quickly and flew down the beach around 600m to the boy. The boy was flown back to hard sand and was not harmed in the incident at around 3.30pm yesterday afternoon . The boys' worried family watch on as the hovercraft reaches him. The stretch of coast is particularly dangerous, said experts . 'Two members of the Coastguard mud rescue team safely rescued him, taking him on board. 'Together they flew back down the beach to his very relieved parents. 'He wasn't worse for wear but obviously it is frightening when you do get into difficulty in the mud, that's why we always advise people to keep to the hard sand and watch the tide times.' The stretch is one of the most dangerous parts of the coast, Mr Newman added. 'The tide was just starting to come in which was another reason. You can find yourself in difficulty very quickly, the tide comes in very quickly.' It was the second time in a week the team had to use the hovercraft to rescue a youngster. On Easter Sunday a 15-year-old girl was flown away from Berrow in an incident that was 'very similar', Mr Newman added. BBV-6 The Spirit Of Lelaina is named after Lelaina Hall, a five-year-old who died in 2002 after becoming stuck in mudflats. Her death sparked a campaign to raise enough money to build a hovercraft to save people who find themselves in danger in the area. It was launched the following year in her memory.
The youngster was wading in the mudflats at Burnham-on-Sea yesterday .
He found himself in trouble at 3.30pm when the tide started coming in .
The beach warden alerted the coastguard which arrived in a hovercraft .
He was flown to safety and returned to his relieved parents unharmed .