- 1). Stay calm. Panicking and wriggling around will pull you deeper. Remain as still as you can while you think over your predicament.
- 2). Slowly pull out one leg. If the muck is only up to your knees or mid-thigh, your best bet is to just move slowly as you pull each leg out.
- 3). Lie down. If you have sunk to your waist, try to lie back on the surface. This will give you more leverage to pull out your legs.
- 4). If you are in too deep to lie down, put your arms straight out to the side. Feel around for some solid vegetation to grab, to pull yourself out---but do so slowly, to avoid sinking further in.
- 5). Roll to safety. Once you are extricated, slowly roll yourself to safer ground . If you have a long way to go, you may find it more effective to do a soldier's crawl, lying on your torso and using your arms to snake to safety.
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