![]() “We respond with as much passion and vigor as we can. “When we respond, we respond with the utmost of good intentions and as mothers and fathers and uncles and brothers,” she said. Peterson, who responded to the call, spoke with others in Porter’s party but didn’t talk to him during the desperate rescue attempt. “But you have to remember that it’s Mother Nature, and she has no mercy for humanity.” “It’s big, it’s amazing, it’s beautiful, and it’s overwhelming,” Kristy Peterson, the administrator and lead EMT for the Hope-Sunrise Volunteer Fire Department, said of Alaska. ![]() Many more have been rescued, including someone who was fishing there last month. At least three other people have gotten stuck and drowned there over the years. At low tide, the estuary is known for its dangerous mud flats made of silt created by glacier-pulverized rocks. The accident was the latest tragedy at Turnagain Arm, a 48-mile-long (77-kilometer-long) estuary carved out long ago by glaciers that travels southeast from the Anchorage area and parallels a major highway. Join 500,000+ Future fans by liking us on Facebook, or follow us on Twitter, Google+, LinkedIn and Instagram. A member of Porter’s group called 911 when they couldn’t get him out, but it was too late, authorities said. The quicksand effect means that falling into a silo full of grain can often be fatal. ![]() Zachary Porter, 20, of Lake Bluff, Illinois, was submerged Sunday evening as the tide came in, and his body was recovered Monday morning, Alaska State Troopers spokesperson Austin McDaniel told The Associated Press. With that being said, please dont hesitate to. ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) - A man who was walking on tidal mud flats with friends in an Alaska estuary got stuck up to his waist in the quicksand-like silt and drowned as the tide came in before frantic rescuers could extract him, authorities said. Hello Im just an image editor who is making simple animations for all the quicksand fans to enjoy Im not making these for profit or fame, I simply want to contribute to a small community that has a severe lack of. ![]()
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