'Panic started to set in': Woman rescued from quicksand on Adelaide beach

Madz June was on a beach walk when her leg 'fell straight through' soft sand at the beach in Glenelg North.

The 20-year-old said she tried to get herself out but had to call emergency services for help.

Ms June says she was lucky and wanted to share her experience to warn others.

A woman's sunset walk with a friend quickly turned into a emergency rescue after she got her leg stuck in quicksand on a suburban beach in Adelaide.

Madz June, 20, was walking on the beach at Glenelg North on May 19 when she jumped off some rocks and on to the sand.

She said her leg "fell straight through" the soft sand and she became stuck.

Madz June's calf was submerged in sand at Glenelg North beach. (Supplied)

"At first, I thought it was hilarious," the TAFE student said.

"It felt like my leg had been vacuum sealed into a bag, it was very tight.

"But it was once I realised how stuck I was, and it wasn't something I could do by myself to get out and I needed help was when panic started to set in … I was very frightened."

She threw her keys and phone to her friend who was on the rocks and tried to stay calm as the water began to pool around her and the sun continued to set.

Ms June spent 10 to 15 minutes trying to get herself out before making the call to emergency services as the tide continued to come in.

"Originally they thought I was talking about my car being stuck in the sand so, I had to inform them I meant me, my actual body," she said.

Emergency services pulled 20-year-old Madz June from sand at Glenelg North beach. (Supplied)

In the end, four police officers and five firefighters attended the scene to remove her from the sand in "pitch black" conditions.

"I think I was in the sand for around an hour all up," she said.

"It was very much a 'I need to laugh or I'll cry' situation."

Madz June shares her story as a warning to others. (Supplied: Madz June)

She said while it was "very embarrassing" she was happy to share her experience as a warning to others.

"My main concern was if it was an elderly person or a young child that had been in my situation that may not have been able to get themselves out of it or they didn't have a phone to call for help, I think that's the most worrying part," she said.

The City of Holdfast Bay has put up a sign warning about 'quicksand' at Glenelg Beach where Ms June was rescued. (Supplied: Madz June)

Ms June said she revisited the site today and said signs warning about quicksand had been displayed by the local council.