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 ...

Austin Dirks unexpectedly sunk into quicksand on the second day of a solo 20-mile backpacking trip on the Hayduke Trail ...

Austin Dirks used a Garmin satellite device to reach emergency responders, who rescued him in a remote canyon in Arches ...

Ryan Osmun was trapped for hours after his leg became stuck in quicksand during a snowstorm over the weekend at Zion National Park in southwest Utah Ryan Osmun and Jessika McNeill were on a remote ...

A seasoned hiker's worst nightmare became reality Sunday morning when he found himself trapped knee-deep in quicksand during ...

Blackwelder contacted the hiker from a cliff. The man was trapped in a wash — which like a riverbed that is mostly dry but ...

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 Editor for PEOPLE Magazine. He began working ...

An experienced hiker sank thigh-high into quicksand while backpacking through Utah’s Arches National Park on Sunday.

SPRINGDALE, Utah -- A man hiking in Zion National Park got stuck in quicksand and stayed trapped until late that night when rangers were able to reach and free him. Ryan Osmun and his girlfriend, ...