A tragic incident unfolded on a Florida beach when a young girl, estimated to be between 5 and 7 years old, died after being trapped in a sand hole she had dug. The incident occurred at Lauderdale-by-the-Sea in Fort Lauderdale around 3 p.m. on Tuesday. The girl and a 7-year-old boy were both trapped when the hole, which was about 5 to 6 feet deep, collapsed on them. The girl was completely buried by the …
A heartbreaking event took place on Saturday at Cape Hatteras National Seashore in North Carolina when a 17-year-old Virginia boy tragically died after a sand dune collapsed on him, trapping him in a deep hole he had dug. His family and friends frantically searched for him until they found the teen buried in the sand, and immediately contacted the rescue team. Officials reported that they received a 911 call at around 2 pm regarding the …
An amateur photographer died after falling 40 feet while snapping a selfie on a cliff edge in Brazil. Igor de Oliveira Rodrigues Dias, a logistics analyst, visited Joatinga Beach to celebrate getting his dream job on November 10. According to his mother, Luiza Rodrigues, “In the morning, he had signed a contract with a company he wanted to work for. So he went out with a friend to have a little celebration on the beach.” …
New York’s governor on Monday ordered state agencies to step up surveillance of Long Island beaches by lifeguards, drones and helicopters following a string of five shark attacks in recent weeks. Authorities in Suffolk County, New York, began flying a drone over Smith Point County beach after two bathers suffered shark bites on Wednesday. Governor Kathy Hochul’s directive expands that program to three more beaches. “We are taking action to expand patrols for sharks and …