'Panic started to set in': Woman rescued from quicksand on Adelaide beach

Madz June was on a beach walk when her leg 'fell straight through' soft sand at the beach in Glenelg North. The 20-year-old said she tried to get herself out but had to call emergency services for help. What's next? Ms June says she was lucky and wanted to share her experience to warn others. A woman's sunset walk with a friend quickly turned into a emergency rescue after she got her leg stuck in quicksand on a suburban beach in Adelaide. Madz June, 20, was walking on the beach at Glenelg North on May 19 when she jumped off some rocks and on to the sand. She said her leg "fell straight through" the soft sand and she became stuck. "At first, I thought it was hilarious," the TAFE student said. "It felt like my leg had been vacuum sealed into a bag, it was very tight. "But it was once I realised how stuck I was, and it wasn't something I could do by myself to get out and I needed help was when panic started to set in … I was very frightened." She threw her keys and phone to her friend who was on the rocks and tried to stay calm as the water began to pool around her and the sun continued to set. "It was getting up to my waist," she said. Ms June spent 10 to 15 minutes trying to get herself out before making the call to emergency services as the tide continued to come in. "Originally they thought I was talking about my car being stuck in the sand so, I had to inform them I meant me, my actual body," she said. In the end, four police officers and five firefighters attended the scene to remove her from the sand in "pitch black" conditions. "I think I was in the sand for around an hour all up," she said. "It was very much a 'I need to laugh or I'll cry' situation." She said while it was "very embarrassing" she was happy to share her experience as a warning to others. "My main concern was if it was an elderly person or a young child that had been in my situation that may not have been able to get themselves out of it or they didn't have a phone to call for help, I think that's the most worrying part," she said. "Gratefully, I had a friend and I had a phone with me so I was able to get out of the situation whereas other people may not be in such good luck." Ms June said she revisited the site today and said signs warning about quicksand had been displayed by the local council. Holdfast Bay Council has been contacted for comment.