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 ...

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 man was hiking in Arches National Park in Utah when he became trapped in quicksand. Rescuers used shovels and ladders to help him pull himself to safety. Quicksand incidents are rare, but can be ...

This image taken from drone footage provided by Grand County Search and Rescue shows a man being freed from quicksand Sunday, Dec. 7, 2025, in Arches National Park in eastern Utah. This image taken ...

(AP) - 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 ...