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Zachary Porter, of Lake Bluff, Illinois, was walking on the. Unless the tide rolls in while you’re stuck, you should be able to escape to safety. My leg came out with an audible pop as we broke the suction of the sand. A 20-year-old man from Illinois died after getting stuck in quicksand-like silt in an Alaska estuary and drowning when the tide came in. If you’re hiking alone and get that sinking feeling, don’t panic. My buddy grabbed my hands and leaned his body back, and it took MUSCLE. An Arizona man who was hiking with his girlfriend at Zion National Park in Utah is telling the tale of being stuck hip-deep in quicksand for 11 hours during a winter storm over the weekend. Osmuns leg got stuck in quicksand in a location that was about. 'I couldn't get free, and the more I tried the deeper I went. The ordeal began Saturday as 34-year-old Ryan Osmunm and his girlfriend, Jessica McNeil, were hiking at Zion National Park in Utah. So the first step is to keep calm, resist the urge to flail around, and act fast. Sudden big movements will also disturb the soil underneath you more and get you stuck even deeper. 'The quicksand I fell into wasn't so much sand as clay, holding my leg like a vice,' she wrote. While it can be frightening, panicking will only unnecessarily drain you and put you in a much worse situation. She instantly sank up to her knee and kept sinking.

#HIKER STUCK QUICKSAND CRACKED#

Helm said she had been hiking near Grand Falls, Arizona, when she tried to cross a riverbed and stepped onto some cracked mud. The BLM's warning this month was shared on Twitter by Rebecca Helm, assistant professor of biology at the University of North Carolina Asheville, who said that she once got caught in quicksand in Arizona and that it was 'one of the scariest hiking moments of my life.'

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While it may now be regarded as a bit of a movie trope, quicksand can pose a genuine threat in some areas. The sinister sand has often been depicted in films over the years, trapping unwitting explorers.

Quicksand refers to a region of sand that acquires the character of a liquid, meaning that it loses its ability to support weight. Theyre alone in the wilderness and with big plans. 'Nights are still cold in the canyons, but even during a warm day-wet sand can reduce body temperatures causing a serious exposure issue.' Torah Kachur: Ryan and Jessika park their car in the trailhead parking lot. The BLM also warned that quicksand can sap warmth from the body, posing another risk for anyone who falls into it. A Utah Bureau of Land Management photo shows a bureau official examining some quicksand.

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