Newsweek

‘Like a Vice:’ How Quicksand Can Trap and Kill—and How to Escape

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 ...
Washington Examiner

Whatever happened to quicksand?

For the first 20 minutes that 34-year-old hiker Ryan Osmun was stuck in quicksand, he thought everything would be all right. “I pretty much thought it was mud,” Osmun says now, six months after he ...
CNN

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 in Utah’s Arches National Park. The park famous for dozens of natural, ...
KCCI Des Moines

Hiker rescued from thigh-deep quicksand in Utah's Arches National Park

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, ...