Michigan man rescued by a female when he fell into quicksand in a beach
@Deepizzaguy (122379)
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.
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@Deepizzaguy (122379)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
7 May 25
I have seen what quicksand can do to humans It is scary.
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@RasmaSandra (98156)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
6 May 25
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 (122379)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
6 May 25
It is odd for public beaches to have quicksand areas.
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@snowy22315 (209239)
• United States
6 May 25
Well, that's interesting. I didn't know Lake Mi had quicksand.
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@Deepizzaguy (122379)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
6 May 25
Neither did I know that beaches near Lake Michigan had quicksand areas either
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@innertalks (23746)
• Australia
7 May 25
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.
@Deepizzaguy (122379)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
7 May 25
I am in agreement with you.
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@LindaOHio (222986)
• United States
8 May 25
Wow! That's really scary. It's a good thing someone was around.
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@Deepizzaguy (122379)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
8 May 25
I am in agreement with you that Mitchell had help from the local firefighters.
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