A woman who was nearly swallowed whole by quicksand before being rescued by her husband sparked discussions on Hollywood’s dramatic and exaggerated portrayal of the scary entrapment. The incident reminded quite a few people of the unique natural phenomenon, which used to be featured in popular TV shows and films.
Taking to her Facebook page on June 3, Jamie Acord recalled walking on the water’s edge at George Popham Beach in Phippsburg, Maine, USA, with her husband when she “fell into a sink hole.”
The mom-of-three wrote: “I fell in up to my hips, that’s 2.5 feet (nearly 0.8 meters) Patrick Acord (Jamie’s husband) said one minute I was there and the next I was not.