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 ...

If you fall into quicksand, the last thing you want to do is struggle. Remember, quicksand is denser than water; the more you move, the more you sink. Don’t panic, but you need to get out fast. Your ...

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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 ...