AP Florida (USA)

Florida (USA)

Updated Wednesday, February 21, 2024-09:21

A girl was buried in the sand and died this Tuesday after the hole she was digging with another child collapsed on top of them on a South Florida beach

,

according to authorities.

Emergency responders responded to

Lauderdale-by-the-Sea

around 3 p.m. and found the boy, about 8 years old, buried up to his chest, said

Sandra King

, spokeswoman for the Pompano Beach Fire Department.

The girl, about 7 years old, was completely buried under the boy, King told the South Florida Sun-Sentinel.

The hole was about 1.8 meters deep at the time it collapsed, he said.

Rescuers used support boards to prevent more sand from falling while they used shovels to remove the children, King said. The spokeswoman indicated that she did not know how long they were buried.

The minor was rushed to

Broward Health Medical Center

in Fort Lauderdale, where she was pronounced dead, King said. The child was hospitalized in stable condition.

It is currently unknown if there was an adult helping the children dig the hole.