If someone else is with you, do not grab their hand and try to yank them out. That’s how you both end up stuck, face-to-face, regretting your life choices. Instead, find a long branch, a hiking pole, or even a rope made from your T-shirts. Throw it to them while you lie flat on solid ground.
You want to distribute your own weight first. Crawl out on your belly like a soldier under barbed wire. Then, use the branch as a lever. Pull, don’t lift. It’s physics, not magic. And if you don’t have a branch? Honestly, just wait. Hypothermia is a real risk, but starvation isn’t—you’ll float for hours.
