17-year-old boy dies after gap he dug in sand collapsed at North Carolina seaside

A 17-year-old boy from Virginia visiting North Carolina’s Outer Banks has died after the partitions of a gap he was digging on the seaside collapsed, burying him in a number of toes of sand.

The tragic incident unfolded round 2 p.m. at Cape Hatteras Nationwide Seashore in Frisco, North Carolina, in response to the National Park Service.

{The teenager} had been visiting from Chesapeake, Virginia, when he grew to become trapped in a sand gap that was dug in a again dune not seen from the beachfront, officers mentioned.

His household went searching for him and located him buried below a number of toes of sand, “apparently brought on by parts of the adjoining dune collapsing into the outlet,” in response to the assertion.

Seashore rangers and members of the family labored collectively to dig the boy out of the pit whereas performing CPR on him.

Regardless of life-saving efforts by Dare County EMS and Hatteras Island Ocean Rescue personnel, the teenager couldn’t be revived.

“Cape Hatteras Nationwide Seashore gives our condolences to his household and associates,” mentioned David Hallac, superintendent of Nationwide Parks of Japanese North Carolina. “We urge guests to not dig deep holes on the seaside as a result of hazard they current to beachgoers and emergency response employees.”

As of Monday, the 17-year-old sufferer has not been recognized, and there was no phrase on his reason for dying.

Final Could, an 18-year-old boy and his sister had been digging a big gap on a seaside on the Jersey Shore when the sand collapsed, trapping each siblings.

Levi Caverly, from Maine, was pronounced useless, however his injured 17-year-old sister survived.

In July 2020, a boy was rescued from a caved-in sand gap in Belmar, New Jersey, by a gaggle of first responders.