Man rescued from quicksand in Utah after 8 hours

[ellisonz]

Man rescued from quicksand in Utah after 8 hours
By Associated Press
POSTED: 08:41 a.m. HST, Nov 25, 2011

SALT LAKE CITY >> Utah authorities say they rescued a 25-year-old man who was stuck in a pool of quicksand for eight hours.

The Wayne County Sheriff's Office says dispatchers were contacted at 5 p.m. Wednesday by a Florida military agency about an emergency alert beacon transmitting from an area along the Dirty Devil River.

Police tell KTVX of Salt Lake City a helicopter spotted the man stuck in a thick, muddy, wet substance.

Early rescue attempts were unsuccessful, but a search and rescue squad finally pulled him to safety early about 2 a.m. Thursday.

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Have you ever been stuck in quicksand?

[CaliforniaPeggy]

1. I think he was lucky!

I thought it would kill you rather quickly...certainly quicker than 8 hours!

I have never been stuck in quicksand...:scared:

[jakeXT]

2. I thought it was a song

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UmI8-T8uvY0

[XemaSab]

3. I have been stuck in quicksand

Shit's no joke.

I was walking along the edge of a lake and there was soft mud. I took a step and went in about two inches, then I took another step and went in up to my knee. I was totally stuck, and sinking fast. I was in up to my butt before I finally figured out how to extract myself.

The first thing to do is SIT DOWN and distribute your weight. Then instead of trying to pull your legs out, just dig yourself out with your hands and try to break the suction around your feet.

Apparently several people a year are killed in quicksand in the US. :o

[ellisonz]

5. XemaSab - Quicksand Survivor.

XemaSab didn't need no stinkin' rescue :yourock:

[applegrove]

4. When I first heard of quicksand as a kid I had nightmares about it.