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.

A surge of mud up to their cars’ window sills trapped the families on Thursday night. No injuries were reported.

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A Long Island man found himself in a precarious situation Thursday when he sank waist-deep into mud while walking his dog in a park in Smithtown, New York. Kyle Prato, 24, was with his 7-month-old ...