A 17-year-old boy died after he was found buried in several feet of sand in North Carolina, authorities say.
A 17-year-old boy died Saturday after he was found buried in several feet of sand at Cape Hatteras National Seashore in North Carolina, authorities said.
Seashore law enforcement rangers responded about 2 p.m. to a 911 call about a teenager trapped in a hole that was about a tenth of a mile east of an off-road vehicle ramp in Frisco, theThe teenager's family and friends had been looking for him when they found him in the sand, after portions of an adjacent dune apparently collapsed into the hole, according to the statement.
The hole had been dug in a back-dune area that was not visible from the beachfront, the park service said. Officials have not disclosed who dug the hole. Rangers and other officials worked with the teenager’s relatives to pull him from the hole while performing CPR, but resuscitation efforts were unsuccessful, according to the statement. The victim, whose name was not released, was from Chesapeake, Virginia, the park service said.
“Cape Hatteras National Seashore offers our condolences to his family and friends,” David Hallac, superintendent of the National Parks of Eastern North Carolina, said in the statement. “We urge visitors not to dig deep holes on the beach due to the danger they present to beachgoers and emergency response staff.”
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