This article is primarily transcribed from a 2017 Insider video on "How to escape quicksand — it's easier than you might think." Some of the information has been updated.

Quicksand is not formed above a bottomless pit as portrayed in movies. Most bodies of quicksand are formed above a layer of rock, so those who become caught are more often than not able to stand up.

A new map has revealed where quicksand can be found in the US after a woman walking along a beach in Maine nearly lost her life in a liquified pit. Quicksand can form on beaches, tidal flats ...

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He is fighting through a crisis of confidence. He is fighting through quicksand. How much time Pérez has to continue his fight against quicksand remains to be seen.

Quicksand, a new natural wine bar, will open doors in Mills 50 before the year is out, says Heather LaVine, who also owns Golden Hour natural wine shop in Baldwin Park.

It probably won’t kill you, but getting stuck in quicksand definitely isn’t pleasant. Here are the facts about this oddly behaving soil.

Avid adventurer Coltyy has purposefully got himself stuck in quicksand to demonstrate how to break free in a matter of seconds with a life-saving hack.

Hot Water Music and Quicksand are getting ready to hit the road together for a European tour. The two bands and Equal Vision labelmates are surprising fans today with a four-track split EP ...

Thankfully, quicksand around the rest of the UK is not that common, but under the right conditions, can form anywhere – typically on beaches and tidal flats.