Dramatic bodycam footage captured the heart-stopping moment a stranded, barefoot father and son were plucked from alligator-infested waters in the Florida Everglades after getting trapped in a mudhole.

The gripping video showed the two men standing beside a large fire, frantically waving at a rescue chopper before deputies rappelled down into the flooded grasslands and hoisted them to safety as night closed in last Thursday, according to wild footage shared by the Collier County Sheriff’s Office.

“We got the call about 30 minutes before sunset,” Sheriff Kevin Rambosk said, WMGT reported.

“And when the sun goes down in the middle of the Everglades, you need to get people out.”

The terrified dad dialed 911 after their ATV ran out of gas and got swallowed by mud deep inside the Big Cypr

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