VIDEO: Gatundu woman rescued after sinking waist-deep in arrowroot farm mud

Drama unfolded in Gatundu, Kiambu County, after a local woman became deeply trapped in thick mud while planting arrowroots, locally known as nduma. 

Residents were left shocked and worried as the unidentified woman found herself stuck waist-deep in the slippery terrain, unable to free herself despite her desperate struggles.

In a video seen by TNX Africa, the incident reportedly occurred in an arrowroot field in Gatundu, where the soil had become dangerously soft and treacherous. 

As the woman worked, she suddenly sank deeper with every attempt to move, the mud gripping her tightly.

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Shock as a Gatundu woman gets stuck in thick mud while planting arrow roots, (Nduma), forcing residents to rush to her rescue in a dramatic incident that left many stunned. ?. pic.twitter.com/IJVJMyd3NH

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"Pull her from the back!" a voice in the video shouted, before others join and respond in local dialect. 

Working together, they carefully approached the trapped woman, eventually having to dig around her with their bare hands. 

After a tense effort, they finally managed to pull her out safely.

Her dramatic rescue quickly spread across social media, with videos garnering hundreds of likes and comments from concerned Kenyans. 

Online, netizens did not spare words on the incident. 

@Eve Bobo Mwash posted, “Swampy areas are very dangerous if there is a well in the marshy land. Utamezwa kama Jonah”,

@peter muchiri, said, “Ni mbaya!´and @Eric somb, stated, “Ni kugeria mani”