How to Survive Falling Into Quicksand

Let’s say that one morning you decide to take a relaxing stroll through your neighborhood jungle. Okay, you may not live near an actual jungle, but any marshy area with plentiful wildlife should satisfy this particular urge. You’re admiring the natural beauty of your untouched surroundings, and listening to the birds singing overhead when suddenly you find your shoes disappearing in the ground that used to be beneath your feet.

Congratulations, you’ve trapped yourself in quicksand. That's what happens to people who decide to experience nature with basically zero planning. Uhhhh. You at least told someone where you were going, right? No? Well, that might have been a good idea. Anyway, the absolute worst thing you can do is panic and try to force yourself free.

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TIMESTAMPS:
Don't struggle 0:56
Can quicksand pull you in over your head? ❓ 1:33
How about to swim in the quicksand? 3:46
Try to get your shoes off 👞 6:29
Why dry quicksand is much more dangerous 7:36

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SUMMARY:
- Struggling will open pockets in the mixture of sand, water and clay that’s slowly working its way up your legs.
- Contrary to popular belief, the quicksand probably isn’t deep enough to pull you in over your head, so you don’t have to worry about drowning in the dirt.
- The human body is surprisingly buoyant, so as long as you don’t have anything heavy riding on your back, you shouldn’t sink below your waist.
- Assuming you’ve kept your wits about you, your first instinct might be to find something you can grab on to. Doing so would be a good idea but isn’t always an option.
- While that might seem like a terrifyingly terrible idea, remember what we’ve already established: it’s much easier to float in quicksand than in water.
- Unless you have aquaphobia and your usual response to being partially submerged in water is to scream for help and flail about wildly.
- Laying on your back will spread out your surface area, distributing your weight and increasing your buoyancy. At this point, you should begin to slowly and carefully raise your legs out of the quicksand. The emphasis should be on slowly.
- Once your legs and most of your torso are on the surface it’s time to backstroke your way to safety. What you want to do is slowly and carefully paddle your way back to solid ground.
- It’s important to take your time and be patient. While this might not sound like strenuous exercise, believe me when I say it’s no casual weekend swim.
- The next step should be trying to get your shoes off. A good strategy is to find a stick and use it like a crowbar to pry your shoes from your feet.
- What you need to do is separate the water from the sediment as much as possible, something that can be achieved by moving the submerged part of your body in small circles.
- Sure, by now you’ll be dirty, cold and probably exhausted, but that was guaranteed the moment you decided to go hiking through a swamp.
- Just be glad it was the wet kind of quicksand. Found in deserts, the Australian outback and the inside of grain silos, dry quicksand is much less common but radically more dangerous.
- If you happen to find yourself snared in one of these grainy traps, your only hope is that someone knows you’re in danger.

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