Forum Index > Trail Talk > Quicksand traps hiker for hours in Zion NP
 Reply to topic
Previous :: Next Topic
Author Message
Eric Hansen
Member
Member


Joined: 23 Mar 2015
Posts: 860 | TRs | Pics
Location: Wisconsin
Eric Hansen
Member
PostTue Feb 19, 2019 9:09 pm 
https://www.washingtonpost.com/science/2019/02/19/hiker-was-trapped-quicksand-hours-rescuers-told-him-he-should-be-dead/?utm_term=.1e219bd220ac Trapped in quicksand in frigid water, a helicopter rescue and he survives.

Off trail rambler
Back to top Reply to topic Reply with quote Send private message
wildcat
Member
Member


Joined: 28 Nov 2017
Posts: 38 | TRs | Pics
Location: Seattle
wildcat
Member
PostWed Feb 20, 2019 8:59 am 
one of the more interesting objective hazards I've heard of!

Back to top Reply to topic Reply with quote Send private message
Eric Hansen
Member
Member


Joined: 23 Mar 2015
Posts: 860 | TRs | Pics
Location: Wisconsin
Eric Hansen
Member
PostWed Feb 20, 2019 7:20 pm 
This one showed up on a web search, maybe stranger yet. NOLS student, hiker, gets stuck in quicksand/mud in the Dirty Devil River (southwest of Canyonlands NP, Utah). Helicopter arrives and they try pulling him out with the helicopter - and quit - worrying they'd rip him apart. Finally, they bracket him with rafts, and a couple guys in each raft hold him up, others dig and eventually he's out. https://www.outsideonline.com/1916551/surviving-12-hours-quicksand

Off trail rambler
Back to top Reply to topic Reply with quote Send private message
Anne Elk
BrontosaurusTheorist



Joined: 07 Sep 2018
Posts: 2410 | TRs | Pics
Location: Seattle
Anne Elk
BrontosaurusTheorist
PostWed Feb 20, 2019 10:25 pm 
There are some additional interesting factoids about quicksand in Wikipedia.

"There are yahoos out there. It’s why we can’t have nice things." - Tom Mahood
Back to top Reply to topic Reply with quote Send private message
   All times are GMT - 8 Hours
 Reply to topic
Forum Index > Trail Talk > Quicksand traps hiker for hours in Zion NP
  Happy Birthday noahk!
Jump to:   
Search this topic:

You cannot post new topics in this forum
You cannot reply to topics in this forum
You cannot edit your posts in this forum
You cannot delete your posts in this forum
You cannot vote in polls in this forum