Authorities in coastal North Carolina are investigating the death of a teenager who became trapped in a hole that was dug in the sand. 9News
, the latest fatality from the scourge of sand holes that continues to claim young people's lives.
Rangers and other emergency responders worked with family members to rescue the teen while simultaneously performing CPR, the park service said. Efforts to revive the teen, who lived in Chesapeake, Virginia, failed. Collapsing sand holes have claimed dozens of lives over the decades. The weight of the sand makes it difficult for people to breathe, while the sand can enter people's lungs. The brain and other organs are often deprived of oxygen.
In 2014, a Fredericksburg, Virginia, man died at Salvo, on North Carolina's Outer Banks, when sand collapsed on top of him after authorities said he was tunnelling between two holes. Bradley Maron told The Associated Press in 2007 that he thought the sand-related deaths were less well-documented than shark attacks.
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