FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — A young girl was buried in sand and died Tuesday when a deep hole she was digging with a little boy collapsed on them both at a south Florida beach, authorities said.

WASHINGTON — A day at the beach can go from catching waves, to desperately trying to save a life. Digging holes at the beach is something many people, including kids do for fun. But experts warn that ...

LAUDERDALE-BY-THE-SEA, FLA. (WSVN) - Authorities have identified a young girl who died when a hole she was digging with a little boy collapsed on them on the beach in Lauderdale-By-The-Sea. Broward ...

LAUDERDALE-BY-THE-SEA -- Harry Defina was walking on the beach Tuesday afternoon when he saw an odd site. There was a man digging a large hole. He was alone. Half an hour later, there was a commotion ...

LAUDERDALE-BY-THE-SEA, Fla. — The Broward County Sheriff's Office has identified the brother and sister who were trapped in a roughly six-foot sand hole that collapsed on Tuesday in ...

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 ...

The incident took place on the Lauderdale-by-the-Sea beach earlier this week Brenton Blanchet is an Associate Editor on PEOPLE's TV team. He has been working at PEOPLE since 2022 and his work has ...

Shellers have flocked to the beaches since U.S. Army Corps has been adding sand to the coastline. What you need to know about ...