Young Girl Killed When a Hole She Dug in Sand Collapsed on Florida Beach, Authorities Said

Young Girl Killed When a Hole She Dug in Sand Collapsed on Florida Beach, Authorities Said
Investigators on the beach in Lauderdale-by-the-Sea, Fla., take photos of the scene of a sand collapse on Feb. 20, 2024. Mike Stocker/South Florida Sun-Sentinel via AP
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FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla.—A young girl was buried in sand and died Tuesday when a deep hole she was digging with a little boy collapsed on them both at a south Florida beach, authorities said.

Emergency crews responding around 3 p.m. to Lauderdale-by-the-Sea found the boy, who is about 8 years old, buried up his chest in sand, said Sandra King, a spokesperson for Pompano Beach Fire Rescue.