They found out it was quicksand – but not the kind of quicksand in the movies. In real life, quicksand is called supersaturated sand and people who fall into it do not sink but rather stay afloat.

Jamie Acord's stroll along Popham Beach State Park in Maine took a dramatic turn when she suddenly sank into quicksand up to her hips. She was picking up garbage and had her hands full when she ...