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 ...

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 around ...

PHIPPSBURG, Maine – 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's ...

This photo provided by Patrick Acord shows him, right, with his wife, Jamie Acord, on Popham Beach, where Jamie Acord sunk to her hips in quicksand, Saturday, June 1, 2024, in Phippsburg, Maine.