VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. — While it might seem like a harmless activity, lifeguards are warning about the dangers of digging large holes on the beach. "Digging major holes in sand that you can put your ...
The summer can be a dangerous time - and all this week on our new WGNT Newscast at 7 p.m., we are looking at ways to make sure you and your family stay safe. More than 40 people die a year from it: ...
This story from The Conversation is by Stephen P. Leatherman, Professor of Coastal Science at Florida International University. While millions of Americans vacation on beaches every year to seek out ...
TOMS RIVER, New Jersey (WPVI) -- An 18-year-old from Maine on vacation with his family at the Jersey Shore was killed after he and his sister became trapped while digging a large hole in the sand, ...
While millions of Americans vacation on beaches every year to seek out sun, sand and the sea, many might not realize how dangerous digging holes in the sand can be. In February 2024, a 7-year-old girl ...
A Monmouth County beach town has banned the digging of large holes and burying of people in the sand. Sea Girt passed an ordinance in April adopting stricter rules around sand hole digging. Under the ...
The sand pail and scoop may have been your beach tools of choice to make sand castles, but today’s kiddos have a line of digging, scooping, dumping, and shaping tools to turn to when they want to make ...
Digging a hole on the beach is something many of us will remember doing as a child - or even as an adult. But now emergency services are warning beachgoers that these seemingly innocent pits could ...