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13-year-old in Utah died after a tunnel he was digging in a sand dune collapsed

ACCIDENT AT FORT ORD DUNES STATE PARK IN MARINA YESTERDAY. AN EIGHT YEAR OLD BOY AND HIS FAMILY WERE DIGGING A HOLE IN THE BEACH, WHEN IT COLLAPSED WITH THE CHILD INSIDE. ACTION NEWS EIGHT REPORTER KYLA LINVILLE IS LIVE AT THE SCENE WITH MORE.### CALIFORNIA STATE PARKS SAYS IF YOU’RE GOING TO DIG AT ANY BEACH, TO NOT TO DIG FURTHER THAN TWO FEET. OTHERWISE IT CAN BECOME DANGEROUS. THIS VIDEO SHOWING THE TERRIFYING MOMENTS FOR A FAMILY THURSDAY EVENING…..AS FIRST RESPONDERS WORK TO DIG UP THEIR EIGHT- YEAR-OLD BOY. WHO HAD MOMENTS BEFORE BEEN DIGGING A HOLE IN THE SAND. KEVIN BRADY, STATE PARK PEACE OFFICER AND LIFEGUARD, CALIFORNIA STATE PARKS 0:00:29 “THE WALLS OF THE HOLE COLLAPSED ON THAT CHILD COMPLETELY COVERING HIM. THE FAMILY DESPERATELY TRIED TO DIG HIM OUT, THEY COULDN’T DIG HIM OUT A CALLED 911.” 0:00:42 THEY WERE ABLE TO GET HIM OUT, AND RUSH HIM TO THE HOSPITAL. BUT ITS LEAVING MANY WITH THE QUESTION.HOW DID THIS HAPPEN? DR GARY GRIGGS, PROFESSOR OF EARTH SCIENCES AT UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SANTA CRUZ 0:01:32 “SAND VARIES WIDELY FROM TOTALLY ROUND SAND GRAINS, WHICH CANNOT STAND AT ANY SLOPE AT ALL.” DOCTOR GARY GRIGGS, A PROFESSOR OF EARTH SCIENCES AT UC SANTA CRUZ SAYS THE FURTHER YOU DIG INTO THE GROUND, YOU LOSE STRENGTH IN THE WALLS AND ARE CREATING MORE WEIGHT AND PRESSURE. DR GARY GRIGGS, PROFESSOR OF EARTH SCIENCES AT UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SANTA CRUZ 0:04:36 “WHEN WE DIG TRENCHES, FOR UTILITIES, BY LAW THEY HAVE TO PUT IN SHORING TO HOLD UP THE SIDES OF THE TRENCHES, BECAUSE IT M LOOK STABLE, BUT AFTER YOU’VE GONE DOWN TWO FEET, TEN FEET, OR FIFTEEN FEET, YOU CAN NO LONGER TRUST THAT IT’S GOING TO BE STABLE.” AND WHILE MANY BEACH GOERS ARE AWARE OF THE DANGERS OF THE WATER, SAND CAN BE JUST AS DANGEROUS. KEVIN BRADY, STATE PARK PEACE OFFICER AND LIFEGUARD, CALIFORNIA STATE PARKS 0:02:22 “HERE IN THE MONTEREY AREA ALONG THE SAND DUNE STRETCH OF BEACH HERE FROM ABOUT SAND CITY ALL THE WAY UP TOWARDS SALINAS RIVER, IT’S A LOT OF SAND DUNES. THERE’S A LOT OF PEOPLE DIGGING INTO THE BANK.” 0:06:39 “CERTAINLY DON’T DIG INTO THE SAND BANK, THE SAND DUNE. BECAUSE THOSE COLLAPSE. IT’S VERY UNSTABLE SOIL.” BRADY SAYS TO HIS KNOWLEDGE, NOTHING LIKE THIS HAS HAPPENED ON THE MONTEREY- PENINSULA BEFORE BUT LIFEGUARDS ARE TRAINED FOR IT JUST IN CASE. REPORTING IN MARINA…I’M KYLA LINVILLE KSBW ACTION NEWS EIGHT.# ON THE CRIME WATCH TONIGHT. THE SANT

13-year-old in Utah died after a tunnel he was digging in a sand dune collapsed

A 13-year-old boy in Utah died from injuries sustained in a dune collapse last weekend, according to Utah State Parks.Park rangers believe the teenager, Ian Spendlove of Santa Clara, Utah, had been digging a tunnel in the side of a sand dune at Coral Pink Sand Dunes State Park on Saturday when it collapsed, trapping him underneath the sand, Utah State Parks said in a statement.Related video above: An 8-year-old California boy narrowly survived a similar incident in 2020Nearby park visitors and state park staff began digging to find the teen after a family member witnessed the collapse at about 5:30 p.m., and he was located six-and-a-half feet beneath the sand at around 5:53 p.m., the statement said.He was airlifted to St. George Regional Hospital and then transferred to Primary Children’s Hospital in Salt Lake City. On Sunday, however, he had not regained brain activity and was declared dead, according to Utah State Parks.”The Utah Division of State Parks extends our condolences to Ian Spendlove’s friends and family impacted by this tragedy,” the statement said.

A 13-year-old boy in Utah died from injuries sustained in a dune collapse last weekend, according to Utah State Parks.

Park rangers believe the teenager, Ian Spendlove of Santa Clara, Utah, had been digging a tunnel in the side of a sand dune at Coral Pink Sand Dunes State Park on Saturday when it collapsed, trapping him underneath the sand, Utah State Parks said in a statement.

Related video above: An 8-year-old California boy narrowly survived a similar incident in 2020

Nearby park visitors and state park staff began digging to find the teen after a family member witnessed the collapse at about 5:30 p.m., and he was located six-and-a-half feet beneath the sand at around 5:53 p.m., the statement said.

He was airlifted to St. George Regional Hospital and then transferred to Primary Children’s Hospital in Salt Lake City. On Sunday, however, he had not regained brain activity and was declared dead, according to Utah State Parks.

“The Utah Division of State Parks extends our condolences to Ian Spendlove’s friends and family impacted by this tragedy,” the statement said.