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Experienced Hiker Nearly Dies After Getting Trapped in Real Quicksand at Arches National Park

gilligan quicksand

Trapped for Two Hours in Freezing Temperatures, Survivor Debunks Hollywood Myth After Harrowing Utah Rescue

photo from Gilligan’s Island a 60’s sitcom

the staff of the Ridghewood blog

ARCHES NATIONAL PARK, UT – Forget the cheesy movie trope: quicksand is a very real, and very dangerous, threat in the wild. An experienced desert hiker learned this the hard way on Sunday when he became hopelessly trapped in the freezing early morning at Utah’s renowned Arches National Park.

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