![]() Keep head high above quicksand (and incoming tide’s water). So get out quickly as possible without panicking, yet be ever mindful your movements do not hinder your efforts. However, if in dangerous tidal zones (quicksand occurs in wet, sandy areas-even beaches and tidal areas), you’re racing time. Exhaustion’s your worst enemy, so take breaks and just float on your back when muscles tire. REMAIN PATIENT: extrication’s slow, methodical, and could take several hours. Besides, quicksand reacts unpredictably moving slowly helps you more easily stop adverse reactions to avoid getting even further stuck. GO SLOWLY do NOT agitate quicksand-rapid movements turns firm ground into more quicksand. Then slowly inch your body across the walking-stick while taking deep breaths until solid ground’s reached.) The Key is to Keep Calm (In fact, place buoyant wooden walking-stick underneath your back so that you’re laying atop it form a “plus sign +” with the walking-stick underneath your back for flotation. Float on your back while slowly & carefully extricating your legs from quicksand. Spread bodyweight to increase buoyancy and slow sink-rate. If sinking, avoid frantic movements instead, bend back. Secondly, always breathe deeply-lungs full of air keep you afloat. That only rigidifies your body and makes you sink faster. Remove shoes-footwear leads to more suction. A human body is less dense (more buoyant) than quicksand, so you won’t sink as much-unless you struggle excessively (movement increases liquefaction and creates a vacuum suction underneath you). If stuck, lighten your weight immediately-drop all items, empty pockets. If ground shifts/ripples, step back quickly. Test ground in front of you before walking further with wooden walking stick. The best way to prevent getting stuck in quicksand is to walk with a walking stick. If you know that you are camping or hiking in an area where quicksand is known to be in the area. ![]() Here is a a guide that will help you prevent getting stuck in quicksand as well as what to do if you get stuck in quicksand. Quicksand is not something to panic over, as most quicksand is no more than a couple feet deep and is not commonly fatal. Like when you stand in the water at the beach, you’ll find that your feet are slowly sinking and when you go to pull them out it’s a bit of a struggle. If you step in quicksand you might find it a quite difficult to get yourself out because as you squirm the suction of the wet sand pulls you down. ![]() Quicksand is basically: very wet sand/silt. Quicksand can be found anywhere that the right conditions are present. How to Get out of Quicksand What is Quicksand? Quicksand is not usually what you might see in a movie, where the suspect steps in quicksand and within minutes they’re up to their eyeballs in it. Although not common, there are people who find themselves deep in quicksand while they explore beaches, swamps, rivers, or marshy areas. ![]()
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