Mitchell O'Brien got stuck waist-deep in quicksand April 12 on a Lake Michigan beach in Leland. Photos of the mishap went viral on social media.

It took a scary experience with quicksand for Mitchell O'Brien and Breanne Sika to officially move past the friend zone.

April 21 (UPI) --A Michigan man who became stuck up to his waist in "quicksand" on a Lake Michigan beach emerged without injuries -- and with a girlfriend. Traverse City residents Mitchell O'Brien ...

A Michigan man sank up to his waist in sand while rock hunting ... said firefighters were dispatched to aid the stranded man, ...

Mitchell O’Brien and Breanne Sika were hunting for Leland blue stones and planning to catch the sunset over Lake Michigan when the beach tried to eat O’Brien for dinner. One moment ...

LELAND TOWNSHIP, MI – A quicksand-like hole at a Lake Michigan beach held a rock ... realized their attraction to each other. Mitchell O’Brien was hunting for “pretty blue rocks” along ...

April 21 (UPI) --A Michigan man who became stuck up to his waist in "quicksand" on a Lake Michigan beach emerged without injuries -- and with a girlfriend. Traverse City residents Mitchell O'Brien ...

A Michigan man sank up to his waist in sand while ... said firefighters were dispatched to aid the stranded man, Mitchell O'Brien, at 6:10 p.m. April 12 and found him stuck in the sand south ...