You are able to gift 5 more articles this month. Anyone can access the link you share with no account required. Learn more. Jamie and Patrick Acord were at Popham Beach State Park on Saturday evening, ...
Quicksand seems like a rare hazard found only in the jungle based off the movies, but it’s more common than one might think. The liquefied soil can also be spotted on riverbanks, coastlines and ...
My husband lays shirt, shorts and boots on the rock. Pink as the sandstone around us, he walks toward the pool of water that blocks our way up this narrow canyon in southern Utah. The pool is about ...
PHIPPSBURG, Maine (WKRC) - A beach stroll started going downhill when a woman found herself up to her hips in sand in less than a second. Jamie and Patrick Acord were walking along Popham Beach in ...
Remember the nightmares you had after watching Indiana Jones struggle in quicksand? You know the ones: You're sinking slowly into the earth, one arm desperately reaching skyward for help until there's ...
SMITHTOWN, N.Y. (WCBS/CNN Newsource/WKRC) - A man found himself in a scary situation when he sunk up to his waist in quicksand-like mud while walking his dog, prompting a police rescue. 24-year-old ...
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How to Escape Quicksand

If you fall into quicksand, the last thing you want to do is struggle. Remember, quicksand is denser than water; the more you move, the more you sink. Don’t panic, but you need to get out fast. Your ...
If you get stuck in quicksand, remember it's impossible to drown in the stuff. Instead, calmly try freeing yourself by gently kicking your legs back and forth. This should loosen the dense sand around ...
Quicksand seems like a rare hazard found only in the jungle based off the movies, but it’s more common than one might think. The liquefied soil can also be spotted on riverbanks, coastlines and ...
The quicksand depicted in films, when a daring adventurer is suddenly ensnared in a life-threatening vortex of sand, is largely a myth. But that didn’t make it any less scary when Mitchell O’Brien ...