Young girl killed when a hole she dug in the sand collapsed on a Florida beach, authorities said

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — Authorities say a young girl was buried in sand and died when a deep hole she was digging with a little boy collapsed on them both at a south Florida beach. A fire department official says emergency crews responding around 3 p.m. Tuesday (Feb. 20, 2024) to Lauderdale-by-the-Sea found the boy, who is about 8 years old, buried up his chest in sand. The girl, about 7 years old, was completely buried underneath the boy, according to the official. The hole was 5 or 6 feet deep when the collapse happened. Rescuers used support boards to keep more sand from collapsing in as they used shovels to dig the children out. It wasn’t immediately known how long they were buried.