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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

DALTON, M.A. (NEWS10) — Two 12-year-old boys are now in full recovery after getting stuck in mud similar to quicksand Saturday evening in Dalton, Mass. First responders from Dalton Fire and Police ...

A Maine woman who became stuck in quicksand while walking along a beach says the ordeal happened so quickly, there was little time to react. “It was like the bottom fell out, I just sunk into the ...

A Michigan man who ended up waist-deep on an unstable beach was rescued, and found himself in a relationship. By Victor Mather The quicksand depicted in films, when a daring adventurer is suddenly ...

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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 ...

Though the threat of drowning in quicksand may be a core fear of any movie buff, some social media users have claimed it is "physically impossible to sink entirely in quicksand." One Reddit post, ...