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FILE - Beachgoers enjoy the walk at low tide out to Fox Island off of Popham Beach State Park in Phippsburg, Maine, June 26, 2007. Jamie Acord, from Maine, learned the hard way over the weekend that quicksand doesn’t just happen in jungles or rainforests in Hollywood movies — she was walking at the water’s edge at Popham Beach State Park when she sunk to her hips in a split second.
- Pat Wellenbach - staff, ASSOCIATED PRESS
This photo provided by Patrick Acord shows him, right, with his wife, Jamie Acord, on Popham Beach, where Jamie Acord sunk to her hips in quicksand, Saturday, June 1, 2024, in Phippsburg, Maine.
- Patrick Acord - handout one time use, ASSOCIATED PRESS
This photo provided by Patrick Acord shows his wife, Jamie Acord, on Popham Beach, where she sunk to her hips in quicksand, Saturday, June 1, 2024, in Phippsburg, Maine.
- Patrick Acord - handout one time use, ASSOCIATED PRESS
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A Maine woman learned the hard way that quicksand doesn’t just happen in jungles or rainforests in Hollywood movies
FILE - Beachgoers enjoy the walk at low tide out to Fox Island off of Popham Beach State Park in Phippsburg, Maine, June 26, 2007. Jamie Acord, from Maine, learned the hard way over the weekend that quicksand doesn’t just happen in jungles or rainforests in Hollywood movies — she was walking at the water’s edge at Popham Beach State Park when she sunk to her hips in a split second.
- Pat Wellenbach - staff, ASSOCIATED PRESS
This photo provided by Patrick Acord shows him, right, with his wife, Jamie Acord, on Popham Beach, where Jamie Acord sunk to her hips in quicksand, Saturday, June 1, 2024, in Phippsburg, Maine.
- Patrick Acord - handout one time use, ASSOCIATED PRESS
This photo provided by Patrick Acord shows his wife, Jamie Acord, on Popham Beach, where she sunk to her hips in quicksand, Saturday, June 1, 2024, in Phippsburg, Maine.
- Patrick Acord - handout one time use, ASSOCIATED PRESS
PHIPPSBURG, Maine (AP) — A Maine woman enjoying a walk on a popular beach learned that quicksand doesn't just happen in Hollywood movies in jungles or rainforests.
Jamie Acord was walking at the water's edge at Popham Beach State Park over the weekend when she sunk to her hips in a split second, letting out a stunned scream. She told her husband, "I can't get out!"
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