Oh man, sandy rivers/streams suck bad. I got my open-diffed Blazer stuck in a sandy creek. The water was only about a foot deep like yours but I lost momentum and BURIED the left rear and the right front in quicksand. Luckily a friend of mine worked about 10 minutes from where I got it stuck, and we used his Bronco to pull it out. It took some serious tuggin and about an hour but we got it out. I wish I lived near you, I'd come help you out. I hope you find someone to help you cause it doesn't sound like you're stuck bad, just stuck with no help. I guess if nothin else you can call a tow truck, just don't get a ticket!! Kevin