British holidaymaker Jensen Sturgeon got into trouble while digging a whole on Copacabana Beach, in Rio de Janeiro, when he ...

THIS is the miraculous moment a Brit beachgoer is rescued after being swallowed by quicksand in an 8ft hole he had dug ...

Well Jensen Sturgeon, 22, got close to finding out what that’s like – and why our parents stopped us delving too deep. The British tourist had been visiting Copacabana Beach in Brazil when he decided ...

"Some people have gotten stuck and when the tide comes back in, it rises above their head and eventually they drown." In a recent video, the YouTuber urges Brits trapped in quicksand to try and ...

Next thing he knew, he was sinking. Mitchell was stuck in quicksand and called 911. Bre also called 911. They referred to each other as girlfriend and boyfriend while on the phone with the operator.

Getty Quicksand is not like it appears in the movies. The mixture — which is a combination of sand and water, according to Scientific American — typically occurs in areas near water ...

Therefore, they said myth one — that someone shouldn't move when stuck in quicksand — is true. They also considered myth two — that it is impossible for a human to get out when completely ...

The fact is, quicksand is usually only a few feet deep, meaning deaths are incredibly rare, but it is not unheard of. While it is certainly possible to get stuck, deaths do not usually occur from ...