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 ...

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 ...

"I just went straight down and was completely covered from my waist down in wet cement-like sand" Jamie Acord As a resident of Poland, Maine, Jamie Acord regularly visits Popham Beach State Park, ...

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 ...

This looks like a perfectly normal beach, but one step in the wrong direction and you’ll be swallowed by a pit of viscous sand. And I hope you’ve been hitting the gym because pulling your own foot out ...

"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, ...

A teenager stuck in quicksand escaped after following directions to lie flat and crawl to safety. Footage shows the calm youngster lying on the boggy ground with his legs trapped inside at Gulangyu ...