Neal said it was surprising she was not found earlier, given the area is popular with hikers and mountain bikers, but that the summer heat may have kept people off the trail that day. So at first, the heavier person might sink more quickly. According to Dumouchelle, once youve stepped into quicksand, its your weight that initially causes you to sink. 'I fear a dog will go in and get stuck and. However, your movements can cause you to dig yourself deeper into it. He said: 'I was running on Porth beach at the far side and got stuck up to my waist in quicksand. Two hours later, they found the woman trapped in the quicksand about a quarter of a mile up the trail. If you step into quicksand, you actually wont be sucked down. Most people who drown in quicksand, or any liquid for that matter, are usually those who panic and begin to make dramatic leg and arm movements. Search-and-rescue crews from the sheriff's office and the national park discovered her car in a trailhead parking lot at about 9 p.m. Quicksand is denser than water it has a density of about 125 pounds per cubic foot (2 g/cm 3) which means you can float more easily on quicksand than on water. Lieutenant Kim Neal of the Grand County Sheriff's Office said the woman's friends raised the alarm after she failed to turn up to a book club gathering later that day at a library. This will allow water to dilute the sand, leaving you the ability to slowly crawl out of its clutches. Most people who drown in quicksand, or any liquid for that matter, usually panic and begin flailing their arms and legs. Experts recommend wiggling your legs to create space between your appendages and the sand. The 34-year-old hiker, who is from Arizona, was walking a trail Saturday at Zion National Park with a female friend when his leg became stuck in quicksand along the Left Fork of the North. on July 9 while hiking alone in an area north of Moab known as Courthouse Wash, 235 miles (378 km) southeast of Salt Lake City. Quicksand is denser than water - it has a density of about 125 pounds per cubic foot (2 g/cm) - which means you can float more easily on quicksand than on water. The woman, whose name was not released, told rescuers she got one leg stuck in the pool about 9 a.m. SALT LAKE CITY (Reuters) - A 78-year-old Utah woman was stuck in quicksand for more than 12 hours before sheriff's deputies found her on a trail in the dark near Arches National Park, authorities said on Wednesday.

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