A man who was walking on tidal mud flats with friends in the Alaska estuary of Turnagain Arm became submerged up to his waist in the quicksand-like silt and drowned as the tide came in before frantic ...

A 20-year-old man from Illinois died after getting stuck in quicksand-like silt in an Alaska estuary and drowning when the tide came in. Zachary Porter, of Lake Bluff, Illinois, was walking on the mud ...

Surfers wade into the shallow water of Turnagain Arm on Monday. (Dev Hardikar/Alaska Public Media) Twice a day, the normally calm waters of the Turnagain Arm surge upwards, creating a wave known as a ...

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — A man who was walking on tidal mud flats with friends in an Alaska estuary got stuck up to his waist in the quicksand-like silt and drowned as the tide came in before frantic ...

Deep in the wilds of Alaska lies the Turnagain Arm – aka “one of the world’s biggest bore tides.” It’s a waterway, not too far from Anchorage, naturally constructed between two snow-coated slopes, ...

ANCHORAGE, Alaska — A man who was walking on tidal mud flats with friends in an Alaska estuary got stuck up to his waist in the quicksand-like silt and drowned as the tide came in before frantic ...

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Turnagain Arm, located just south of Anchorage, Alaska, is one of the most breathtaking coastal drives in North America. Winding alongside dramatic mountain slopes and expansive tidal flats, this ...

Explore Turnagain Arm, a dramatic tidal inlet stretching from the Gulf of Alaska just south of Anchorage. Captured in ultra-high-definition, the footage showcases winding shorelines, expansive tidal ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The sun sinks toward the horizon over Turnagain Arm in November 2025. (Photo by Bill Sherwonit) The state’s proposal for a highway ...