Hidden hazard at popular national park sparks urgent safety warning for spring breakers

The National Park Service issued a informing astir the beingness of hazardous quicksand areas adjacent the shoreline and astatine drainages successful Glen Canyon National Recreation Area, which spans crossed both Arizona and Utah.

"It tin look adust and steadfast connected the aboveground but whitethorn abruptly springiness way," the Park Service said successful a March 3 information alert connected Facebook and connected its website.

"Watch for unstable, shifting oregon unusually brushed crushed — and usage caution erstwhile entering these areas."

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Glen Canyon spans much than 1.25 cardinal acres, stretching from Lees Ferry successful Arizona to the Orange Cliffs of confederate Utah. It’s renowned for its water-based recreation, back-country adventures, and the iconic Horseshoe Bend on the Colorado River.

The National Park Service’s website notes determination are aggregate informing signs that tin awesome imaginable quicksand. Those see unexpected h2o seepage, shifting, rippling oregon vibrating soil.

The National Park Service issued a informing astir hazardous areas of quicksand adjacent the shoreline and astatine drainages successful Glen Canyon National Recreation Area. (iStock)

Dry-looking surfaces that consciousness brushed oregon spongy tin beryllium a problem, it says. 

Depressions oregon saturated debased spots tin beryllium signs. Fine sediment mixed with h2o tin besides beryllium a reddish flag.

"It tin look adust and steadfast connected the aboveground but whitethorn abruptly springiness way."

Quicksand is simply a substance of good sand, clay and brackish water, according to an nonfiction published by Live Science. 

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Quicksand has a density of astir 2 grams per milliliter, portion humans person a density of astir 1 gram per milliliter, according to National Geographic.

Glen Canyon stretches much than 1.25 cardinal acres from Lees Ferry successful Arizona to the Orange Cliffs of confederate Utah. (iStock)

"At that level of density, sinking successful quicksand is impossible. You would descend astir up to your waist, but you'd spell nary further," the work said. 

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"People who are caught successful supersaturated soil stay buoyant — radical don’t descend successful quicksand — allowing them to interval and wriggle themselves to safety," Jim Britt, conservation and forestry spokesperson astatine the Maine Department of Agriculture, previously told The Associated Press.

"Watch for unstable, shifting oregon unusually brushed ground, and usage caution erstwhile entering these areas," the National Park Service warned. (iStock)

The National Park Service shared different proposal connected its website. 

"Stay calm and debar abrupt movements," the tract says.

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"Lean backmost to dispersed retired [your] assemblage weight" if caught successful quicksand.

The tract besides recommends dilatory moving legs upward: "Wiggle feet dilatory oregon rotate legs slightly."

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Then usage slow, controlled movements to determination toward firmer ground. 

Use a sturdy entity for leverage — and debar lasting up until safely out.

Ashley J. DiMella of Fox News Digital contributed reporting.