TORONTO – There is quicksand in southern Ontario. In fact, there’s quicksand almost anywhere there is a river or creek.
Dr. Lindsay Schoenbohm, a geologist with the University of Toronto, said in an interview with Global News Monday that the ground can become “super-saturated” with the water flowing underneath it and the water will push the sand grains apart causing it to become unstable.
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But as with most things, it’s not like it appears in the movies: Most quicksand in Ontario is only a few feet deep and drowning in it is highly unlikely.
Watch the above video for a full report on quicksand in Ontario by Global News reporter Laura Zilke.
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