Missing Massachusetts woman Emma Tetewsky found trapped in mud at state park

A Massachusetts woman who disappeared late last month was found Monday at a state park, where authorities said she had been trapped in a muddy area for at least three days.

Emma Tetewsky, who was reported missing on June 26, was rescued from a swampy area inside Borderland State Park, Easton and Stoughton police said in a joint statement.

Hikers inside the Easton park said they heard a woman screaming for help but were unable to reach her so they called 911 at about 6 p.m. Monday.

Easton police officers who arrived on the scene heard Tetewsky’s desperate calls for help and followed her screams some 50 feet from the shore, the officials said.

Three cops on ATVs waded through thick brush and swamp until they reached Tetewsky, 31, and dislodged her from the mud.

The officers carried her back to land, where she received medical assistance from Easton firefighters and paramedics.

She was then transported to Good Samaritan Hospital in Brockton to be treated for serious, but non-life-threatening injuries, the authorities said.

Tetewsky was last seen near her home in Stoughton, MA — a town about 20 miles south of Boston on June 26.

Two days later, Stoughton police expanded their search and other agencies including Massachusetts State Police and local police in the nearby towns of Easton, Westwood and Quincy joined their efforts.

Foot patrols with canine units and helicopter searches were unsuccessful in finding Tetewsky, who did not have her cell phone with her when she disappeared.

Stoughton police posted daily updates asking for the public’s help in finding the woman and asked any who live near water to “check under any canoes or rafts you may have, if you have an outbuilding, shed, under the porch, anywhere she may seek shelter.”

The police department thanked the public in a final update reporting that Tetewsky was found alive on Monday.

“The public never gave up hope that she would be located safely,” the department wrote. “She could not have been located without the public’s help.”

Stoughton Police Chief Donna McNamara called the rescue “the best possible outcome.”