US EditionEmergency Response as Teen Buried up to Their Neck in Sand at Beauty Spot
WEST WITTERING BEACH, WEST SUSSEX, JUL 10 – The Selsey Coastguard Rescue Team warns against digging holes deeper than waist height after a 17-year-old died buried in sand at West Wittering Beach.
- A teenager was buried up to 7ft deep in sand by friends on July 10 at West Wittering Beach, West Sussex, prompting a rescue.
- The boy had dug a large hole before his friends buried him, leading lifeguards and the coastguard to respond swiftly.
- Rescue teams freed the teenager, who received oxygen and was taken to the first aid room for assessment and further ambulance checks.
- The coastguard said the teenager was "extremely lucky" to avoid suffocation or crushing and warned against digging holes deeper than waist height.
- Authorities urged beachgoers to refill holes to prevent injuries and to dial 999 asking for the Coastguard if they see someone in trouble on the coast.
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Tragedy on an Italian beach: In the seaside resort of Montalto di Castro north of Rome, a 17-year-old man died, who wanted to dig a hole in the sand with his two little brothers.The boy had dug himself in the ground one and a half meters deep near a campsite, when the pit suddenly collapsed, it was said on Thursday evening by the police. He was buried by the sand masses and suffocated miserably.The two brothers had just removed, so no one notice…
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