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An experienced hiker was rescued from quicksand in Arches National Park over the weekend.

Rescuers used a drone to locate him and traction boards to free him.

Officials advise carrying emergency contact devices for safety.

MOAB — Grand County Search and Rescue said an experienced hiker who became trapped in quicksand over the weekend did everything right, and still needed help.

Incident commander John Marshall said crews were called early Sunday to Courthouse Wash in Arches National Park. Using a drone, they spotted a hiker who was stuck knee-deep in cold quicksand for hours. By the time rescuers arrived, he couldn't feel his leg.

"He described it as like being in a ski boot, how your ankle is bent forward and it's in that forward posit

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