Tragic Teen Sand Hole Collapse in North Carolina Beach
TL;DR
A 17-year-old boy from Virginia died after being trapped under several feet of sand when a sand hole and portions of a dune collapsed at Cape Hatteras National Seashore in North Carolina. The hole had been dug in a back-dune area and was not visible from the beachfront.
- Teen dies when sand hole collapses on him at North Carolina beach cleveland.com
- A 17-year-old died in the Outer Banks after a sand dune collapsed on top of him NPR
- Teen dies when dune sand hole collapses ABC11
- Teen dies after being trapped under several feet of sand on NC beach, officials say WCNC.com
- Virginia boy, 17, dies in sand hole collapse in North Carolina NBC News
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