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Best Friends, 14, Dead After Hand-Dug ‘Sugar Sand’ Tunnel Collapses
The boys were digging a tunnel in unstable sugar sand when it collapsed; first responders took 30 minutes to rescue them, but both died, authorities said.
- Near Sportsman Park in Inverness, Citrus County deputies said two 14-year-old boys died when a sugar sand tunnel collapsed, and they were pronounced dead at the scene.
- Investigators noted the teens were digging in sugar sand, a very fine, soft sand common in Florida, when the hand-dug tunnel collapsed after they reached about four to five feet.
- Nearly $36,000 has been raised to support the families, with Roberson joining residents at UF Health Shands Hospital, supporting grieving families.
- Inverness Middle School confirmed both teens were students and the Citrus County Schools superintendent said the loss had "deeply impacted" the district, with crisis and counseling teams on campus throughout the week.
- Safety experts warn sand holes can collapse without warning and advise against digging deeper than waist height.
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Two teenage boys die in sand tunnel horror as DIY project 'buries them alive' - The Mirror
Two 'inseparable' teenagers with a love of adventure have tragically died after becoming trapped five feet below the earth in a tunnel they'd dug themselves, in an incident described as an 'unimaginable nightmare'
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The parents' unimaginable nightmare unfolded on Sunday, January 11th. Two 14-year-old friends left home as usual for an "adventure"—instead of playing in front of a screen, they chose to play in the sand at a local park. For two weeks, they had been digging their own tunnel there, a small childhood "dream project." Their fun turned into tragedy: the sand tunnel suddenly collapsed, burying the teenagers underground. They were unable to be saved.
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