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 News Editor, Weekends for PEOPLE Magazine.

UTAH, USA — Experienced hiker Austin Dirks found himself in a situation many may think is an irrational fear — getting stuck in quicksand. Dirks, a 30-year-old man from Glenwood Springs, Colorado, has ...

A hiker has been rescued after struggling to escape from quicksand for 13 hours. Robbie Tesar, 25, from Saxtons River, Vermont, was taking part in a 25-day survival expedition near the Dirty Devil ...

(AP) - Getting trapped in quicksand is a corny peril of old movies and TV shows, but it really did happen to one unfortunate hiker in Utah’s Arches National Park. The park, famous for dozens of ...

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 ...

Hiker Mired in Quicksand in Utah's Arches National Park Is Rescued Unharmed Getting trapped in quicksand is a corny peril of old movies and TV shows, but it really did happen to one unfortunate hiker ...

Getting trapped in quicksand is a corny peril of old movies and TV shows, but it really did happen to one unfortunate hiker in Utah’s Arches National Park. The park famous for dozens of natural, ...