AMERICANALMANAC (Jack Newsome) - Two tourists sink waist-deep in quicksand after climbing barriers to photograph flamingos in Sardinia
Two vacationers had to be pulled from a sealed-off salt pan by firefighters after they allegedly ignored warning signs and barriers at a protected nature reserve in Sardinia, and now face fines from Italian forestry police. The pair waded into a restricted basin at Molentargius-Saline Natural Park, near Poetto Beach on the Italian island, hoping […] The post Two tourists sink waist-deep in quicksand after climbing barriers to photograph flamingos in Sardinia appeared first on American Almanac .
Two vacationers had to be pulled from a sealed-off salt pan by firefighters after they allegedly ignored warning signs and barriers at a protected nature reserve in Sardinia, and now face fines from Italian forestry police. The pair waded into a restricted basin at Molentargius-Saline Natural Park, near Poetto Beach on the Italian island, hoping to snap photos of flamingos. Within moments, what looked like solid ground gave way beneath them, and both sank waist-deep into treacherous sediment they could not escape on their own. Bystanders raised the alarm. Firefighters, local police, and ambulances all responded to the salt pan beside Viale Colombo, a road leading toward the popular beach. Rescuers laid down ladders across the unstable…Open