had been washed into the Solway Firth after getting into difficulty in quicksand when out for a walk. The death is being treated as unexplained but not believed to be suspicious and a report will ...

One of these hazards is quicksand, and while it may seem to be a death sentence, especially if you're carrying scrap with you, all is not lost. It's possible to survive these natural traps ...

The death is being treated as unexplained by police ... with many areas vulnerable to quicksand. The Solway estuary is also considered one of the UK's most treacherous stretches of coastline ...

Coastguard teams found a body in the quicksand on Tuesday evening and it has now been formally identified as that of the 74-year-old, who was visiting the area with family. A Police Scotland spokesman ...