Getting trapped in quicksand is a corny peril of old movies and TV shows, but it really did happen to one unfortunate hiker ...

A hiker was rescued from quicksand last week in Arches National Park, reigniting long-dormant fears of a geologic phenomenon ...

Austin Dirks, a 33-year-old experienced hiker, was trapped in near-freezing quicksand for hours in Utah's Arches National ...

A seasoned hiker's worst nightmare became reality Sunday morning when he found himself trapped knee-deep in quicksand during ...

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 ...

We've all seen the footage. In the 1960s, disastrous quicksand scenes appeared in one out of every 35 films. In the 1980s, quicksand's spotlight had dwindled, but it still appeared in roughly one out ...

As a child, I knew two things about quicksand: that it’s a go-to peril for cartoon characters in jungles, and that in real life, it’s only sticky if you treat it like a solid. Pretend it’s water, and ...

Blackwelder contacted the hiker from a cliff. The man was trapped in a wash — which like a riverbed that is mostly dry but ...

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Austin Dirks unexpectedly sunk into quicksand on the second day of a solo 20-mile backpacking trip on the Hayduke Trail ...

Adib Pritom is a Strategy Guide Writer from Bangladesh. He isn't just a writer but a gamer at heart. He has been a guide writer for several publications for the last two years. You can find him ...

“Quicksand” is a Netflix original series — and the streaming service released it simultaneously in 190 countries on Friday. The show centers on Maja, an 18-year-old student at an elite prep school ...