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 33-year-old hiker was stuck for hours in quicksand at Utah's Arches National Park on Dec. 7 Rescue teams used a drone to pinpoint the man's exact location before he was pulled to safety Footage of ...

Austin Dirks used a Garmin satellite device to reach emergency responders, who rescued him in a remote canyon in Arches National Park. By Neil Vigdor The sun had not yet risen when Austin Dirks ...

A Utah hiker has survived being stuck in freezing quicksand for hours. Fortunately, search and rescue crews were able to safely find the man in time. Speaking with Backpacker, 33-year-old Austin Dirks ...

Quicksand swallows people whole in movies, but does that happen in real life? Kind of. An experienced hiker and backpacker recently got stuck in real-life quicksand in Utah’s Arches National Park, and ...

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 ...

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, ...

MOAB — Grand County Search and Rescue said an experienced hiker who became trapped in quicksand over the weekend did everything right, and still needed help. Incident commander John Marshall said ...