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Man gets trapped in quicksand

Man gets trapped in quicksand
Mitchell O’Brien, pictured here after personnel from Leland Township Fire department responded to the scene, found himself stuck in quicksand at Van’s Beach in Leland on April 12. Photo courtesy of Breanne Sika

Rescue goes viral via social media

It’s the story that has gone viral across social media for almost two weeks now — a Grand Traverse man, Mitchell O’Brien, found himself caught in quicksand on April 12 while rock hunting along Van’s Beach in Leland with his friend, Breanne Sika.

“This has been a whole different level of a lot,” Sika said.

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