A teenager stuck in quicksand escaped after following directions to lie flat and crawl to safety. Footage shows the calm youngster lying on the boggy ground with his legs trapped inside at Gulangyu ...

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 ...

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The setup for a favorite joke finds two fellows stuck in a pit of quicksand — literally up to their noses — still sinking and with no help in sight. “I don’t care what the experts say,” offers one ...

Mitchell O'Brien was walking on a beach on Lake Michigan, looking for rocks with his good friend Bre. Next thing he knew, he was sinking. Mitchell was stuck in quicksand and called 911. Bre also ...