Hiker rescued from quicksand in Arches National Park

An experienced hiker was rescued Sunday morning after becoming trapped in freezing quicksand for roughly two hours in the Courthouse Wash section of Arches National Park.

The hiker stated that he became stuck while hiking along a section of the Hayduke Trail, where his right leg became locked in wet sand, "as if set in concrete." With no cell service, he used a satellite messenger to send an SOS to Grand County Search and Rescue personnel.

On Sunday evening, the hiker wrote a detailed account of his ordeal on a Reddit post. Here's a report from NBC News:





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