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A man buried up to his waist in mud was rescued in Illinois and his pet parrot never once left his side.
The man became stuck after wading into a dredged lake to retrieve the bird.
The mud was like quicksand.
Belleville Fire Department officials dropped the ladder over the dredge so the man would have something to hold onto and pull himself out.
The rescue operation took about 15 minutes.
And all the while the parrot remained perched on his owner’s shoulders.