Digging a sand hole at the beach can be fun, but it can turn deadly when those sand holes suddenly collapse. Victims may suffocate. The sand can trap them.

Lauderdale-by-the-Sea weighing paying for lifeguards after banning digging deep holes on beach where girl died Investigators on the beach in Lauderdale-by-the-Sea take photos of the scene of a ...

The City of Holmes Beach, Florida, enacts a new ordinance banning holes deeper than one foot on beaches to protect beachgoers ...

The deepest hole ever dug was by the Soviet Union. The project reached 12 miles deep and took 20 years. We are now attempting this once more, but this time, to harness the immense power of our ...

As discussion continues about whether Lauderdale-by-the-Sea will pay for lifeguards and if the majority of residents even want them, elected officials have made it illegal to dig deep holes in the ...

"Sand collapses occur in holes just a few feet deep. NEVER dig a hole deeper than it is wide. Children and adults should not dig holes deeper than their knees when standing in them." ...

Crews work on digging a 125-foot-deep hole on Tuesday, Feb. 4, 2025, in Tom McCall Waterfront Park that will be used to test the design of the new Burnside Bridge.