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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 ...
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 ...
In his stand-up comedy special "New in Town," comedian John Mulaney joked about the oversaturation of quicksand on childhood TV shows: "I always thought that quicksand was going to be a much bigger ...
Dec. 12 (UPI) --Firefighters and rescue teams conducted an unusual operation when a hiker ended up stuck in waist-deep mud that was described as "essentially quicksand." The Summersville Fire ...
A Maine woman had a startling experience while walking on the water’s edge of a New England beach, and luckily she was not alone during the incident. While at Popham Beach State Park in Phippsburg, ...
A man who was duck hunting in coastal Maine had to be rescued by police after getting stuck in quicksand-like mud that ...
My dog Schuyler runs like she is part dolphin. She lopes high over snowbanks, disappearing into the snow for a moment, and then shooting right up again, always in the same level bounds. Last year was ...
Morecambe Bay man Dave Levorat ‘sinks’ into quicksand for rescue charity to test new kit after raising £600 for Bay Search and Rescue (BSAR).