A 17-year-old from Chesapeake is dead after he was reportedly trapped under several feet of sand at Cape Hatteras National Seashore in northeastern North Carolina.
A hole dug for fun in the side of a sand dune at Cape Hatteras National Seashore became a death trap when it collapsed atop a teenager, according to the National Park Service. The 17-year-old male was visiting the North Carolina park from Chesapeake, Virginia, officials said in a news
Family and friends went looking for the 17-year-old before finding him buried under several feet of sand in a hole dug on a back dune behind the primary dune.
Family and friends found the teen in the sand, after portions of a dune apparently collapsed into a hole at Cape Hatteras National Seashore, the National Park Service said.
A Chesapeake, Virginia, teen died on the Outer Banks in North Carolina on Saturday after a hole dug in the sand collapsed a dune and trapped him underneath.
Authorities in coastal North Carolina are investigating the death of a teenager who became trapped in a hole that was dug in the sand, the latest fatality from the scourge of sand holes that continues to claim young people's lives.
A 17-year-old from Chesapeake, Virginia was killed after he was buried in sand inside a hole after a dune collapse at Cape Hatteras National Seashore in North Carolina Saturday.
The seashore says he was in a hole when parts of an adjacent dune apparently collapsed into it, burying him under several feet of sand, and CPR failed.
The 17-year-old was trapped under several feet of sand at Cape Hatteras National Seashore in North Carolina, the National Park Service said. He was in a back-dune area on Hatteras Island.
