SMITHTOWN, N.Y. (WCBS/CNN Newsource/WKRC) - A man found himself in a scary situation when he sunk up to his waist in quicksand-like mud while walking his dog, prompting a police rescue.

But when lake levels get low in winter, it can become a bog ... and thick mud stymied their efforts, according to a post from the Summersville Fire Department. “It’s essentially quicksand ...