FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — A young girl was buried in sand and died Tuesday when a deep hole she was digging with a little boy collapsed on them both at a south Florida beach, authorities said.

A five-year-old girl has died and her nine-year-old brother taken to hospital after a sand hole they had been digging collapsed on top of them in Florida. Sloan and Maddox Mattingly from Indiana were ...

The incident took place on the Lauderdale-by-the-Sea beach earlier this week Brenton Blanchet is an Associate Editor on PEOPLE's TV team. He has been working at PEOPLE since 2022 and his work has ...

LAUDERDALE-BY-THE-SEA, FLA. (WSVN) - Authorities have identified a young girl who died when a hole she was digging with a little boy collapsed on them on the beach in Lauderdale-By-The-Sea. Broward ...

WASHINGTON — A day at the beach can go from catching waves, to desperately trying to save a life. Digging holes at the beach is something many people, including kids do for fun. But experts warn that ...

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. — While it might seem like a harmless activity, lifeguards are warning about the dangers of digging large holes on the beach. "Digging major holes in sand that you can put your ...

This story from The Conversation is by Stephen P. Leatherman, Professor of Coastal Science at Florida International University. While millions of Americans vacation on beaches every year to seek out ...

First responders had to dig for 25 minutes before they could pull Tessa Filmer-Gallagher from the neck-high sand hole Joelle Goldstein is a Senior News Editor on the TV team for PEOPLE Digital. She ...