MANTEO, N.C. —
A 17-year-old male from Chesapeake, Virginia died as a result of being trapped under several feet of sand at Cape Hatteras National Seashore (Seashore) in Frisco, North Carolina on May 6, 2023 according to a news release.. According to the release, at approximately 2 p.m., Seashore law enforcement rangers responded to a 911 call regarding a teenager trapped in a hole, approximately 0.10 mile east of off-road vehicle ramp 49 in Frisco. The hole was dug in a back-dune area behind the primary dune and not visible from the beachfront. Family and friends went looking for the teenager and found him buried under several feet of sand that apparently was caused by portions of the adjacent dune collapsing into the hole.
Tragically, resuscitation efforts were not successful after extracting the teen.
“Cape Hatteras National Seashore offers our condolences to his family and friends," said David Hallac, superintendent, National Parks of Eastern North Carolina. "We urge visitors not to dig deep holes on the beach due to the danger they present to beachgoers and emergency response staff.”
Read the full press release:
https://tinyurl.com/ywhajbtt
Dunes at the Outer Banks of North Carolina. (John Greim/Loop Images/Universal Images Group via Getty Images)