How to survive quicksand.
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Article title: Quicksand survival guide: How to prepare for and survive an encounter with quicksand.
Article last updated June 30, 2020.
Website: The Survival Journal. Survival for modern society.
Website URL address: [https://thesurvivaljournal.com/quicksand-survival/]
Information from website article:
Wet quicksand is often found near lakes, marshes, beaches, and riverbanks, and places near underground springs. Quicksand is a mixture of sand and water. Quicksand is also formed after earthquakes.
Dry quicksand exists in deserts.
If you are trapped in quicksand, don't move quickly. Don't wriggle quickly, or this will make you sink faster into quicksand.
If you have heavy things like a backpack or equipment, put them on dry ground or throw them as FAR from the quicksand as possible. The lighter you are, the easier it is to escape from quicksand.
If you're knee deep in quicksand, grab onto a rope, strong tree root or tree bark. Wriggle your toes and feet slowly and gently until your feet are off quicksand.
If you're waist deep in quicksand, lay on your back face up, and grab a tree root or rope with your hands. Pull on the tree root or rope, and climb out slowly from the quick sand.
Article title: Quicksand survival guide: How to prepare for and survive an encounter with quicksand.
Article last updated June 30, 2020.
Website: The Survival Journal. Survival for modern society.
Website URL address: [https://thesurvivaljournal.com/quicksand-survival/]
Information from website article:
Wet quicksand is often found near lakes, marshes, beaches, and riverbanks, and places near underground springs. Quicksand is a mixture of sand and water. Quicksand is also formed after earthquakes.
Dry quicksand exists in deserts.
If you are trapped in quicksand, don't move quickly. Don't wriggle quickly, or this will make you sink faster into quicksand.
If you have heavy things like a backpack or equipment, put them on dry ground or throw them as FAR from the quicksand as possible. The lighter you are, the easier it is to escape from quicksand.
If you're knee deep in quicksand, grab onto a rope, strong tree root or tree bark. Wriggle your toes and feet slowly and gently until your feet are off quicksand.
If you're waist deep in quicksand, lay on your back face up, and grab a tree root or rope with your hands. Pull on the tree root or rope, and climb out slowly from the quick sand.