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A 16-year-old boy has died after a tunnel dug in sand dunes collapsed around him.A 16-year-old boy has died after a tunnel dug in sand dunes collapsed around him.
Paramedics tried to resuscitate the boy after he was pulled out of the sand at Cefn Sidan beach, near Burry Port in Carmarthenshire, at 1910 BST. Paramedics tried to resuscitate the boy after he was pulled out of the sand at Cefn Sidan beach, near Burry Port in Carmarthenshire, on Sunday evening.
The teenager was airlifted to Morriston Hospital in Swansea but doctors there pronounced him dead.The teenager was airlifted to Morriston Hospital in Swansea but doctors there pronounced him dead.
The boy was from Wrexham in north Wales and had been on holiday with his family and friends when the incident happened.The boy was from Wrexham in north Wales and had been on holiday with his family and friends when the incident happened.
'Unstable and heavy' 'Rescuers'
He had been playing with a group of up to 15 other children in the dunes behind the beach when he became trapped. He had been playing with a group of up to 15 other children in the dunes behind the beach in Pembrey Country Park when he became trapped.
Swansea Coastguard watch manager Dave Hughes said: "Our sympathy goes out to the family following this tragic death and it has been a difficult day for our Coastguard Rescue Team and other rescuers involved today. Swansea Coastguard watch manager Dave Hughes said the alarm was raised at around 1910 BST and Burry Port coastguard team were on the scene within 15 minutes.
"With school holidays in full swing we want to warn families to be aware of the dangers of tunnelling in sand. He said: "By that time the child had been trapped in the sand for approximately 20 minutes.
"Wet sand, as we have had today after rain, makes it easier for tunnelling, but sand is always very unstable and heavy and can collapse at any time." "Because we've had a lot of rainfall over the last couple of days, the sand becomes quite compact and obviously it becomes very dense as well.
"I believe the tunnel was a huge tunnel they were able to walk through, and it became unsteady and unfortunately collapsed around the young boy."
'Tragic accident'
He said rescuers dug the teenager out of the sand and he was airlifted to hospital.
He added: "It's just a tragic accident that could have been prevented but unfortunately children don't see danger."
He said coastguards offered their sympathy to the boy's family and, with the school holidays underway, wanted to warn others of the dangers of tunnelling in sand.
He said: "Sand is always very unstable and heavy and can collapse at any time."