![]() ![]() The term quick is a description of how the sand shifts or moves easily, especially when something or someone disturbs it. HowStuffWorks stated that Quicksand is an interesting natural phenomenon it is actually solid ground that has been liquefied by saturation of water. If you get stuck in quicksand, remember it's impossible to drown. The more you struggle, the deeper you may sink. The family are also calling for more warning signs on the beach as this is not the first time a family will be experiencing such a similar ordeal. Hence, quicksand can occur anywhere if the conditions are right. Whatever you do, don't panic Try to escape quicksand in a fast, but calm, manner. ‘The next we are stuck in the sinking sand up to our shoulders, Frank was covered up to his neck. ‘We took Frank yesterday, one minute we were just walking across the beach. For now, all he can do is try to. He needs the second team they have more people and more gear. ‘Do not recommend taking your kids to Crosby Beach. One person digging with bare hands is not going to work. ![]() Marnie-Rae posting the ordeal on Facebook, wrote: It was a traumatic experience,’ she added.Īll the family’s possessions were swallowed up by the sinking sand and had to scream for help.įrank had to be rushed to a nearby leisure centre where an ambulance was called. ‘It was up to Frank’s shoulders at this point. ‘We were on our hands and knees and we were just going down, it was right up to our waist, my face was in it. All four of us were just stuck.’Ĭatherine said her husband managed to get out but the rest of the family were trapped in the sand. ‘We ran across to get it and Frank started to go down more, then Marnie tried to drag him but she was going down herself, then I was going down. The little boy was holding his grandad’s hand when his foot suddenly sank into the sand and he lost his shoe, grandmum Catherine, 48, told the Liverpool Echo. ![]() His mum Marnie-Rae Harvey, 22, is now speaking out about the ordeal in a bid to alert others about the dangers of quicksand.Īccording to the mum, she and Frank were joined at the beach by family including her mum, Catherine, dad and sister. A two year old boy, Frank Harvey has been left traumatised after getting stuck in quicksand ‘up to his neck’ during a family trip to Crosby beach in Merseyside, UK.įrank Harvey had to be dragged to safety by struggling relatives during the terrifying experience and went into shock after the ordeal with his relatives fearing for his life and saying he has been suffering nightmares since the incident. ![]()
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