Getting trapped in quicksand is a corny peril of old movies and TV shows, but it really did happen to one unfortunate hiker in Utah’s Arches National Park. The park famous for dozens of natural, ...

A hiker is sharing his story of survival after being stuck for hours in quicksand over the weekend on a trail known as the "subway route" in Utah's Zion National Park. Thirty-four-year-old Ryan Osmun ...

An experienced hiker who became trapped in quicksand for hours at a famed national park in Utah on Sunday described the ordeal as "the closest I’ve ever come to dying." Austin Dirks, who has logged ...

A hiker in Utah’s Arches National Park became trapped Sunday in something most people have seen only in old movies or TV shows — quicksand. The hiker, who was not injured, was trapped in the substance ...

Austin Dirks unexpectedly sunk into quicksand on the second day of a solo 20-mile backpacking trip on the Hayduke Trail through Arches National Park in Utah.

Officials at Maine's most popular state beach posted signs last week that warn visitors the terrain beneath their feet could give way and land them in natural pockets of sticky sediment. The signs at ...

Real quicksand is more like thick, slimy mud than a sand trap. While online hiking experts often recommend leaning back to distribute weight, Dirks faced an additional threat: hypothermia in the slot ...

Getting trapped in quicksand is a corny peril of old movies and TV shows, but it really did happen to one unfortunate hiker ...