Tragedy Strikes as Teen Dies in Sand Dune Collapse at Outer Banks Beach
TL;DR
A 17-year-old boy from Virginia died after being buried under several feet of sand when a hole he was in collapsed at Cape Hatteras National Seashore in North Carolina. The boy was in a hole that was not visible from the beachfront and had been dug in a back-dune area. Officials are urging visitors not to dig holes in uncertain landscapes.
- Boy dies in sand dune collapse at Cape Hatteras in Outer Banks, NC USA TODAY
- Virginia Teenager Dies After He Is Buried in Sand From Dune Collapse The New York Times
- Virginia teen dies after hole, sand dune collapse on him at Cape Hatteras National Seashore in NC Fox News
- Teen dies after walls of hole, sand dune collapse on him at Cape Hatteras National Seashore WRAL News
- Teen dies after being trapped under sand at Outer Banks beach The Hill
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