Boy trapped in sand at Lincolnshire beach nearly buried alive, rescuer says
The boy had been playing on Anderby Creek when he was swallowed by the sand up to his neckA boy trapped up to his neck in sand after the hole he was digging on the beach collapsed was "lucky" not to have been buried alive, rescuers said.
He became trapped at about 12:45 BST on Saturday and coastguard rescue teams from Skegness and Mablethorpe along with fire crews, police and East Midlands Ambulance Service were sent.Fran Wilkins, HM Coastguard senior coastal operations officer, said: "What happens as you disturb the sand, there's a high likelihood of it collapsing back in and the priority was to make sure at at all times his airway was protected and his head remained above the sand.
Rescuers spent about an hour digging before the teenager was released and checked over by the ambulance service.
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