Quick Sand techniques?

[jcCALIF]

Working the surf last and got a nice round faint signal. So I dug. After about 9 inches or so the sand turned to quick sand. The signal was still there and still faint. So I dug more. The damm thing just kept sinking. I walked away to other targets after 20 minutes. Aside from digging a huge wide hole and jumping in does anybody have a clever technique for this sort of thing (I was using a caged sand scooper)?

 

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[Treasure_Hunter]

What size? Mine is 8.5" wide, 6" high and can moved a lot of sand quickly.

 

[jcCALIF]

I'm using a beach scooper with a 34" handle

 

[spartacus53]

Get a backhoe and really move some earth