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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Beach sand is dangerously unstable - always. The rule is never dig a hole deeper than your knees.

It’s sad that so many people seem ignorant of this common sense.[/quote]

If “so many people seem ignorant of this” then it’s not “common sense”.  I hope this tragedy garners a lot of attention— so that people who are less familiar with beaches and the properties of sand can learn from it. [/quote]
Yes. As someone who grew up 30 minutes from the ocean/a beach, I knew this rule. But this family was from Fort Wayne, Indiana- I'm guessing they were not going to "the beach" with regularity or enough to have this ingrained as common sense. [/quote]

This!  I’m from a landlocked area and had no idea.  Fortunately, my sister and I never had the interest or commitment to dig anything deeper than a few inches.  And now I know and will make sure my kids know.  But if you don’t live near a beach/sand, you don’t know the rules.  Just like how [b]Florida kids don’t learn to drive safely in the snow[/b].[/quote]

How does one learn to drive in snow in a place where it doesn’t snow?

That’s the state of Florida’s failing them somehow?

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That wasn’t presented as a failing for Florida or parenting!  That was presented as a comparison — kids who don’t grow up with access to sand/beaches don’t learn sand/beach safety; kids who don’t grow up with access to snow don’t learn about safety.  It’s normal and expected and people shouldn’t be demonized for not having experienced all possible climates and their hazards.[/quote]

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