Episode

Trapped in Quicksand: 2 Hours vs. 6 Days | E223

Podcast: The CRUX: True Survival Stories
Published: Mar 23, 2026
Duration seconds: 2594
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Summary

Quicksand isn't something that only happens in movies — it happened to two real men in the past three months, in places that looked completely ordinary. We follow Austin Dirks, an experienced thru-hiker trapped knee-deep in freezing sand in Arches National Park, and Andrew Giddens, who spent days invisible and shoulder-deep in a Florida mud pit before anyone found him. The difference between 2 hours and 6 days comes down to one device.