The mixture, which is a combination of sand and water, typically occurs in areas near water — but it can also be found in deserts Nicholas Rice is a Senior Editor for PEOPLE Magazine. He began working ...

Quicksand has been a favorite trope in Hollywood movies for years. Many think of quicksand as being able to engulf humans whole in a matter of a seconds, but does it work that way? Quicksand is formed ...

Jamie Acord said she was walking along a Maine beach with her husband when she suddenly found herself waist-deep in sand What started as a normal day at the beach turned into into a startling ordeal ...

This couple sank into each other’s hearts. A man who fell into quicksand while strolling along a beautiful beach with his best friend had his life changed by the terrifying incident. Mitchell ...

PHIPPSBURG, Maine (AP) — A Maine woman enjoying a walk on a popular beach learned that quicksand doesn’t just happen in Hollywood movies in jungles or rainforests. Jamie Acord was walking at the water ...

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"I just dropped into the ground," Jamie Acord recalled. A woman is speaking out after sinking into quicksand along the Maine coast. Jamie Acord said she was walking with her husband near the water on ...

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Rescues worked for thirty minutes to pull children from quicksand in Washington. March 29, 2011— -- Four young adventurers in Spokane, Wash., didn't have to look far to find adventure—and it ...

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 ...