A toy poodle owner has likened rescuing her dog from quicksand at a Tasmanian beach to the notorious swamp scene from The NeverEnding Story, while an expert advises if you are stuck in the stuff — the best thing to do is lean back and relax.
abc.net.au/news/quicksand-warning-at-kingston-beach-hobart/101940532A quick-thinking dog owner has described the moment she got caught in quicksand while trying to rescue her toy poodle at a beach in southern Tasmania as akin to the infamous swamp scene in the 1984 film The NeverEnding Story.
"It happened in a matter of seconds but I was able to grab her before she went under the water," she said. "A man went in to get her in knee-height water and all of a sudden he sunk into the sand to his waist," Ms Jenkins said.What is quicksand? "Quicksand has liquid-like consistency and because of that it has limited capacity to support weight, at first."Despite what films or television shows may lead you to believe, it is highly unlikely anyone will die in quicksand, Professor Khalili said.
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