US EditionMissing Florida man found stuck in ‘quicksand’ went days without food and water, deputies say
Andrew Giddens was trapped for several days without food or water in quicksand-like mud and rescued after an extensive multi-agency effort; no charges filed due to his mental health.
- Discovery crews on February 25 located a Jacksonville resident at the site, where he was found alive in mud that mimicked quicksand, authorities said.
- After deputies found his abandoned vehicle on Feb. 23, a deputy who had a 2023 trespass encounter asked Vulcan to search its site, leading to Giddens's rescue.
- Responders initially used ropes before switching to ladders, backboards, and pallets, completing the rescue in about two to three hours around 8:30 p.m. with crews on scene.
- After the rescue, the sheriff's office said no trespassing charges would be pursued due to his mental health, and authorities urged calling 988 for crisis support.
- The rescue underscored risks to responders and the value of mutual aid as Andrew Giddens survived days without food or water amid freezing temperatures in the borrow pit area at the sand plant, with agencies citing training and cooperation after a deputy became stuck.
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Andrew Giddens, 36 years old and recently separated, disappeared on Valentine's Day. He was rescued after spending several days without eating or drinking.
Missing Florida man found buried to his shoulders in quicksand, check out dramatic rescue · American Wire News
A missing man in Florida was found and rescued after being buried shoulder-deep in quicksand. Dramatic bodycam video footage showed the rescue of the man who had been reported missing before first responders found him stuck in the sand pit at Vulcan Materials Company, according to the Putnam County Sheriff’s Office. The Jacksonville man, identified as 36-year-old Andrew Giddens, was reported missing last month after a welfare check following con…
Florida Deputies Save Man Trapped in Mud for Days
PUTNAM COUNTY, Fla. — A 36-year-old Florida man missing since Valentine’s Day was found alive more than a week later trapped in shoulder-deep mud at an industrial site, authorities said. Andrew Giddens was discovered on February 25 near a sand plant owned by Vulcan Materials Company after Deputy Derrick Holmes noticed his abandoned vehicle two days earlier. Holmes recognized the car from a prior 2023 trespassing report and contacted company offi…
Andrew Giddens was missing for nine days. Then the 36-year-old was "miraculously" rescued, according to the Daily Mail. When Giddens was found, he was stuck "in mud up to his shoulders."
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