Michigan man rescued by a female when he fell into quicksand in a beach

Michigan man rescued by his girlfriend and firefighters in a beach in April.
@Deepizzaguy (109331)
Lake Charles, Louisiana
May 6, 2025 3:20pm CST
Interlochen Michigan resident Mitchell O' Brien was walking on the sandy beach on Saturday April 12 with his colleague Breanne Sika who are employed by 217 Recovery Center clinic located in Traverse City Michigan looking for Leland blue stones at the Reynolds Street Beach when Mitchell fell down on the sand in Lake Michigan. Mitchell began to sink into the quicksand when he and Breanne called 911 to ask for help from the authorities when the local firefighters were able to free Mitchell who flopped on his backside but had a hard time trying to move his left leg. Leland Township Fire Chief Dan Besson has mentioned that signs are now in place to warn beach visitors about the quicksand due to the hydraulic dredging outwash from the harbor bottom the beaches Van and Reynolds Street. The best part is that Mitchell has a new girlfriend in Breanne. Link is upi.com/8071745257801 via @upi
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@JudyEv (352461)
• Rockingham, Australia
17h
Quicksand would be awful. So scary to get stuck in quicksand.
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@Deepizzaguy (109331)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
15h
I have seen what quicksand can do to humans It is scary.
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@RasmaSandra (84589)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
21h
Glad he got rescued, Funny there should be no quicksand on beaches. Our Daytona Beach is hard packed sand and you do not sink into it just walk on top.
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@Deepizzaguy (109331)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
20h
It is odd for public beaches to have quicksand areas.
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@snowy22315 (188887)
• United States
22h
Well, that's interesting. I didn't know Lake Mi had quicksand.
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@Deepizzaguy (109331)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
20h
Neither did I know that beaches near Lake Michigan had quicksand areas either
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@innertalks (22680)
• Australia
18h
That is an amazing photo, with the man nearly up to his waste in the quicksand, when the water only looks very shallow. Maybe, he felt bogged down in the sand, and it would be a nasty experience for anyone to experience, and it was good he was rescued before he sunk even deeper into the quicksand. It is good that signs are now in place to warn others of the quicksand.
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@Deepizzaguy (109331)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
15h
I am in agreement with you.
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@grenery8 (16599)
• Zagreb, Croatia (Hrvatska)
3h
first time hearing that quicksand can be at the beaches too; i thought only in deserts. i'm glad the man was saved
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@Deepizzaguy (109331)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
Just now
The same with me that quicksand can be found in deserts or bodies of water like swamps. I am in agreement with you.