Contrary to what many cartoons would have you believe ... The short clip, shared in a post on Reddit, shows a man stuck in quicksand in a recently dried-up riverbed after being warned not to ...

"Some people have gotten stuck and when the tide comes ... not as dangerous as often portrayed in films, cartoons and other ...

The fact is, quicksand is usually only a few feet deep, meaning deaths are incredibly rare, but it is not unheard of. While it is certainly possible to get stuck, deaths do not usually occur from ...

If you get stuck in quicksand, remember it's impossible to drown in the stuff. Instead, calmly try freeing yourself by gently kicking your legs back and forth. This should loosen the dense sand ...

We all grew up utterly terrified of quicksand and scarred by the action ... "Some people have gotten stuck and when the tide comes back in, it rises above their head and eventually they drown." ...

Freak accidents can occur, however. Most fatal incidents with quicksand involve people becoming stuck in the ground and succumbing to other factors like dehydration, hypothermia, or drowning from ...

In May 2023, Illinois college student Zachary Porter became stuck waist-deep in muddy quicksand in Alaska’s Turnagain Arm and drowned when the tide came in, despite first responders’ efforts ...