Coastguards, police, a lifeboat and fire engines were all called out after a reports of a car in the sea - only for them to discover it was an amphibious vehicle.

A member of the public called 999 after believing that a car was stuck in mud on Sunday afternoon.

The emergency services launched a rescue operation shortly before 1pm to the stricken vehicle at Restronguet Creek, near Mylor. The Falmouth RNLI inshore lifeboat was launched and coastguards were called to the scene.

It happened in the same place where a boat made out of a picnic table was spotted earlier this year. You can see a video of that unusual craft above.

The boat which looks like a car, as seen from near the Pandora Inn near Mylor

Andrew Rollason was down at the Pandora Inn, which overlooks the estuary, when he saw the emergency vehicles arrive. He managed to snap a photograph of the craft as it passed.

He said: “I was actually on a date with a lady when we saw all this activity. There were two fire engines and numerous other vehicles. There was even an RNLI rib out on the water and there must have been 20 personnel.

“We thought it was may be an exercise and then we saw this car come chugging down the river.

"It looked like a car and someone had already seen it driving into the river and called the emergency services.”

A spokeswoman for the coastguard said: “A 999 call was received at about 12.50pm yesterday reporting a vehicle stuck in the mud at Restronguet Creek. Falmouth Coastguard Rescue Team, Falmouth inshore lifeboat were sent, Devon and Cornwall Police and Cornwall Fire and Rescue Service all went.

“Once the coastguard rescue team and the lifeboat got to the scene, it was clear that all the people in the vehicle were fine. It also became clear that the vehicle was an amphibious one so everyone was stood down.”

She added: “We would always rather people called 999 and ask for the coastguard if they believe someone is in trouble. The person on this occasion did the right thing by calling because they genuinely thought someone might be in difficulty.”