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| Boy dies as sand tunnel collapses | Boy dies as sand tunnel collapses |
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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, on Sunday evening. | 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. |
| 'Rescuers' | 'Rescuers' |
| 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. | 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 the alarm was raised at around 1910 BST and Burry Port coastguard team were on the scene within 15 minutes. | 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. |
| He said: "By that time the child had been trapped in the sand for approximately 20 minutes. | He said: "By that time the child had been trapped in the sand for approximately 20 minutes. |
| The boy was pronounced dead after being flown to hospital in Swansea | |
| "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. | "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." | "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' | 'Tragic accident' |
| He said rescuers dug the teenager out of the sand and he was airlifted to hospital. | 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 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 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." | He said: "Sand is always very unstable and heavy and can collapse at any time." |