I know it’s not a popular take, but this tragedy further justifies my firm anti-beach stance. I just hate it.

My friend's cousin died this way in the 80's. He was 15. It has always terrified me.

This is so incredibly sad. That poor family. What an awful trip home it will be for them and then to return to their house without their daughter.

That poor little girl. What an awful accident.

Anonymous wrote:Unfortunately, it keeps happening. Never leave them unattended.

It can happen if the parents are right there. Never have them dig a hole that deep. It is very sad.

I barely learned from some news story about this maybe a decade or two ago so it isn't as common knowledge if you don't keep up with news. My kids were watching videos of people in the sand and I told them how dangerous that kind of thing was.

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Anonymous wrote:I’m really unclear how this happened. Did it become like quicksand?

No. The hole they dug was way too deep- something like 6 feet. The sand walls collapsed around her.

Negligent parenting. Pp don’t let your kids do this. Sand can quickly compress their lungs and kill them.

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Anonymous wrote:This poor family. What a horrific ordeal.

Yes, it's good to know this can happen, but it's hardly a frequent occurrence. I bet more people are struck my lightening than get killed this way.

An article I read this morning about this death said three people die in the US per year this way.

And 20 people die of lightening strikes per year.

And both are horrifying and people should know how to avoid these deaths as much as possible. I lost a beloved babysitter to a lightning strike as a kid and I’m still sad about it. Don’t go hiking in thunderstorms and don’t dig holes deeper than yourself on the beach. I just learned the second rule today and I feel terrible for the parents and brother.

Anonymous wrote:They should have warnings in beaches about it.

Warnings about sharks, riptides, jellyfish, and collapsing sand in holes.

There absolutely should be warning signs.

And lifeguards should actually stop people from digging large holes. People fall into them at night and early AM while exercising, seriously injuring themselves because they don't see the holes. It's actually a big issue in places like the Outer Banks where lots of tourists come from inland locations or just don't know any better.

Such a senseless and preventable tragedy.

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Anonymous wrote:This poor family. What a horrific ordeal.

Yes, it's good to know this can happen, but it's hardly a frequent occurrence. I bet more people are struck my lightening than get killed this way.

An article I read this morning about this death said three people die in the US per year this way.

And 20 people die of lightening strikes per year.

Anonymous wrote:They should have warnings in beaches about it.

Warnings about sharks, riptides, jellyfish, and collapsing sand in holes.

Agree.

I'm in Indiana and have people in common with that family who were close to them. I don't know them myself and I don't live in Fort Wayne.

For the very few PP's who have been smug a-holes. Don't be smug. You aren't any better or any smarter. Random crap can and does happen. Be human. It's just a tragedy.

Anonymous wrote:This poor family. What a horrific ordeal.

Yes, it's good to know this can happen, but it's hardly a frequent occurrence. I bet more people are struck my lightening than get killed this way.

An article I read this morning about this death said three people die in the US per year this way.

This poor family. What a horrific ordeal.

Yes, it's good to know this can happen, but it's hardly a frequent occurrence. I bet more people are struck my lightening than get killed this way.

This is horrific. Devasted for that family.

I grew up in Florida by the beach and I don't remember ever learning anything about this. I'm not sure I ever even tried to dig a hole that big though, so maybe it just didn't come up. I'd be hesitant for anyone to call this common sense or assume people know.