Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. If you’re ever out on a Lowcountry beach you might encounter pluff mud — an ultra-sticky substance that both sinks and stinks.

The man in Beaufort who got stuck in pluff mud last week may think it sucks. And it does. He got sucked in up to his belly button by the Lowcountry ooze when he went into the marsh to get his dog. If ...

If you’re ever out on a Lowcountry beach you might encounter pluff mud — an ultra-sticky substance that both sinks and stinks. While pluff mud is an integral part of the Grand Strand’s ecosystem, you ...