Requires:

"h_canNavigateUnderwater"
{
  "or": [
    "canPlayInSand",
    {
      "and": [
        "HiJump",
        "h_canUseSpringBall"
      ]
    },
    {
      "and": [
        "Gravity",
        {
          "or": [
            "HiJump",
            "h_canUseSpringBall",
            "SpaceJump"
          ]
        }
      ]
    }
  ]
}

Dev note: It is easy enough to get out of the sand without tech, because the strats only require briefly entering it, but it is there as turning around at the wrong time will make Samus sink.