“This is PUBLIC footpath, to look at the "unfinished" part in the middle it would just look like a muddy patch and ANYONE would walk over it to get to the next part, the point of this article is to raise awareness that NO part of this footpath is fenced off, there are NO signs to say there is uneven ground or that there is a danger, nor is there any signs to say the footpath is closed. How would you feel if your child whether they be small or fully grown and had fallen in and the outcome be different??? You would be asking why there was no warning signs or why was the footpath not closed.

The emergency services didn't need to send so many appliances and staff to the area, but that is no fault of Gary's or indeed Sarah's that was a judgement made by the operator at the time.

I just hope those of you who are being rude and offensive spare a thought to ask yourselves what you would do if it was you or one of yours in that position, whether it was night or day, sober or drunk as like I said it is an OPEN PUBLIC FOOTPATH.”

“ive walked across here with my dog and the conditions of it are awful, i can see where this man is coming from because ive got my ankles stuck before. it should be fenced off but its not, its free for whoever to walk across it.”

“I have paid my taxes for the last 10 years so ive already paid for the service. your moaning about taxpayers money being spent on helping me but what about the rest of the taxpayers money that gets spent on giving immagrants a nice house, furniture and everything else to go in it, bailing out the banks etc im mean you talking millions of pounds and you want to moan about the emergency services helping me out, your a joke. Im glad it happened to me because god forbid it could have been one of your children/grandchildren and they might not have been so lucky! you wouldnt be moaning about taxpayers money being spent then would you!”

“I think some people should keep their opinions to themselves. Iknow gary and all i can say is that he pays his stamp so why cant he use our fire and ambulance services! and who said he was drunk. Glad ur ok gary we thpught it was funny”

“When does 'Man does something stupid when drunk' make for headline news??? Why not complain about the brown and green bins while you're at it!!!”

“Have to agree with Lisa, and just wondered, apart from being 'panicked' did this escapade cost you anything else? Apart from a quick whizz in the washer (probably done by Sarah your partner) I doubt it. Whereas the council tax payer will have to fund the blatant stupidity. Hope you stay sober in future, your daughter would not be impressed to see daddy like that.”

“By the way man in mud..... just because its not fenced off doesnt mean itts not trespassing.... if its not your property it can be classified as trespassing... espcially seeing as you yourself said the path wasnt finished... which means its still work in progress and therefore a building site... herego trespassing.. you had no permission from the owners to be there!!!!”

“Hm... problem with short cuts..... and being half cut........ the seemingly most harmless of all routes can be deceptive!! As for those saying what if it was a little child..... the chances are there would be someone with it and daylight NOT AT 1AM in the morning after a razz down the pub!!!
Sarah- he could've declined!!!!!!”

“Have you lived there long? Why did you not know the area was dangerous? If you are concerned about safety, why have you not raised it before? Seems to me that THAT issue was raised to blur the fact that you did a stupid thing while drunk and had to be rescued. What mystifies me is why anyone would then publicise it. Gary could have said No.
A charge should be made when rescue services are called out for drunken exploits such as this one.”

“So what's your problem Hard Nose!!! As you should have picked up by now, he wasn't trespassing. A few drinks too many can affect people's judgement anywhere, not just in the dark - so BUTTON IT! And he isn't a loser either - loser!!!”