Two teenage boys have tragically died after the sand hole they dug collapsed on them and buried them alive at Sportsman Park in Inverness, Florida on Sunday January 11th. The 1.5m deep hole they had dug in the sand collapsed on top of them, according to the Citrus County Sheriff’s Office.
The boy’s parents found their bikes and shoes by the sandpit, however when they couldn’t find the two teenagers, they called authorities and started digging, it is reported. Deputies, firefighters, and medical services rushed to the park in an attempt to rescue the boys after one of the parents pinpointed the location of their son’s phone – showing they were underground.
One boy was unresponsive without a pulse when first responders reached him, and despite immediate CPR, he was pronounced dead at the hospital later that day. The other boy was alive and had a pulse when first responders got to him, however he wasn’t conscious or breathing on his own. He was flown to UF Health Shands in a critical condition but unfortunately died on Tuesday.
