A teenager in Newport Beach, Calif. digging a hole at the beach is in good condition after five feet of sand collapsed on top of him, burying him for nearly 30 minutes Wednesday.
According to the Orange County Register, paramedics and lifeguards got the call at 3:38 p.m. that the sand had caved in over him. About 40 emergency services personnel and beachgoers frantically dug through the sand to find the teen:
Resident Skip Snead told the Register he was driving home when he saw fire and police cars by the beach and he rushed over to see what was happening. He saw everyone digging, looking for a limb or other sign of life, with hundreds of spectators watching.
“Everybody was thinking, ‘They’re going to pull up a dead body,’” Snead said.
Beachgoers cheered when he was extricated after almost half an hour and moved his body and showed he was alive. He was transported to a local hospital.
“Everyone went crazy,” Snead said. “I think he was in shock.”
According to the OC Register, a 7-year-old boy died in a similar incident about 20 years ago. In 2006, a 13-year-old survived after being trapped under sand as well.
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tnturner
Aug. 4, 2011 at 3:38pmThat’s it. Close the beaches for good. They’re just too dangerous.
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GadsdenGurl
Aug. 4, 2011 at 3:38pmAnd they should cover holes after they are done with them… ever walk down the beach looking at the water and nearly break your leg when you step in such a hole?
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Quarter
Aug. 4, 2011 at 3:34pmAllot of good people putting together!!! God Bless them…
LET’S ALL GET TOGEATHER AND SAVE THE “REPUBLIC”
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encinom
Aug. 4, 2011 at 3:34pmSaved777
Posted on August 4, 2011 at 3:10pm
My son is a lifeguard, and belongs to the tea party…Those are idiot comments, do you realize the oath of any one who holds a cpr card is to get involved in rescue? For no compensation!!!!!
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No compensation, your son is a SOCIALIST!!! He must let the market decided the value of the life, otherwise the poor would just expect the rich to foot the bill for saving their lazy lives.
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Seeds
Aug. 4, 2011 at 3:28pmEncinoma. I think you have hit below bottom in the human race prayers will be sent your way. Getting the negative out of the way.
I am so proud of everyone of these human beings in America. This is who the true Americans are. Never give up fighting for an unknown human being they didn’t even know. Amazing miracle with their help. Thanks god their prayers were heard.
I also believe it now is time to stop the charity nonprofit expenses of person who have obtain the presidential seat and are very hurtful and damaging to all Americans sent the bill from us. The party is over that we funded. Excavate party forward..
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Cantbelievemyeyes
Aug. 4, 2011 at 3:24pmAlthough this was a dumb idea to dig a hole that big in unstable sand I have to say I’m glad to see a 17 year old doing something physical. It seems to me that these days you will find most 17 year olds sitting on their arsses playing video games or on social network. This was like the good old days when kids did dumb stuff like get caught stuck up in a tree when they climbed up too high. Glad the kid is ok.
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leahasevedo
Aug. 5, 2011 at 2:39pmso true! when i was a kid we used to jump out the top of an oak tree on to a rope swing. things were’nt fun unless they were dangerous. lol! my brother fell straight on his back and laid there for about 20 mins. he was fine after the little break. knocked the wind out of him. we still pick on him for that. lol! so glad the boy is ok.
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GatorChomp
Aug. 4, 2011 at 3:20pmI’ve experienced this. When I was 11, a friend and I saved my 10 yr old cousin and his friend after they were buried. They were digging a cave in the side of a pile of construction sand and it collapsed on them. Lucky we came by about 5 minutes before it happened.
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Thighmaster
Aug. 4, 2011 at 3:17pmCould have used a metal detecter…
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affinnity
Aug. 4, 2011 at 3:15pmWhy don’t you go play with your friends on a Liberal site?
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Saved777
Aug. 4, 2011 at 3:10pmMy son is a lifeguard, and belongs to the tea party…Those are idiot comments, do you realize the oath of any one who holds a cpr card is to get involved in rescue? For no compensation!!!!!
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AB5r
Aug. 4, 2011 at 3:07pmThe guys that knew him weren’t digging?
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the_ancient
Aug. 4, 2011 at 3:49pmYou never know, until your in a real life and death situation how you will reaction, most of the time it is 1 of three ways
1> Complete shutdown, you mind either from fear or disbelief just shuts off
2> Complete Panic, Running around screaming (most women do this ;) ;) )
3> Complete Control, most people do not have that ability
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YEAHYOURIGHT
Aug. 4, 2011 at 5:14pmHey ANCIENT –
your second point happens to most women? seriously? how ancient of you. and wrong.
glad the kid is ok.
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AB5r
Aug. 4, 2011 at 8:47pmYYR – How many women were digging? Were they just running around in circles, or continuing to work on their tan? As long as it wasn’t the guy who was going to buy them dinner, no need for them to get involved.
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a1776patriot
Aug. 4, 2011 at 3:02pmThat second video ends with the statement “this teen survived… others not so lucky… don’t be like the others…”
What others does this guy refer too? Is this an epidemic at beaches?
Anyway, glad that kid survived and heart warming to see so many bystanders digging frantically to find him for so long.
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Birgitte
Aug. 4, 2011 at 3:02pmActually no. You probably read that on Huffington Post or some other propaganda outlet. What we want is for the Government to provide necessary services at a local level that is competitive with the cost of the private sector. We want social programs to have checks and balances to ensure the Government officials are not just trying to reach quotas and are using the money to actually give a hand up and not a hand out. We want local, State and Federal Government to have to operate on a BALANCED budget just like what we would have to in our own homes. (That means they can’t spend more than they take in, just in case that’s difficult for you to understand.) We want all branches of Government to operate with complete transparency so we can monitor what they do behind closed doors. That’s reasonable to expect, wouldn’t you say?
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BOUGHT YOUR SILO YET?
Aug. 4, 2011 at 2:59pmDo you get paid per each person that responds to your lame, nonsensical comments?
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MONICNE
Aug. 4, 2011 at 2:59pmADVERT violates Para K
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KEA
Aug. 4, 2011 at 2:58pmEncinom please present one shread of proof what you claim about the Tea Party.
Isnt the tbagers position……………
If you dont know the position why not find out truth instead of incindiary comments. As a tea party attendee I understand fully we need goverment, but a LIMITED governemnt. Why do so many on the left think we want ALL government removed from our lives?
Anyway, the tea party has their focus on Federal Government. Its state and local government that provides Fire services so trying to link the tea party to your agrument is week at best!
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OneofMany
Aug. 4, 2011 at 3:41pm@encinom – the is the dumbest thing I’ve ever heard… post a link to the facts please…..????
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loriann12
Aug. 4, 2011 at 4:00pm@encinom
you’re being a good Muslim and spreading falsehoods as truth to further your cause. We “Tea Partiers” back our words up with facts and proof.
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MONICNE
Aug. 4, 2011 at 4:50pmFiremen let house burn over &57.00 fee, by Glenn Beck, Tuesday, Oct 5, 2010 at 2:52 PM EDT
“…this fire went on for hours because garden hoses just wouldn’t put it out. It wasn’t until that fire spread to a neighbor’s property that the fire department would respond. It turns out the neighbor had paid the fee”
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melmatmic
Aug. 5, 2011 at 8:54amEncinom, I still don’t see your point. The fire issue is common in a lot of rural areas where you pay a fee is you want the fire department to try to save your house if its on fire. These are usually volunteer departments and the money is used to supplement the government money that some of them get or to buy equipment if they get no government money. Beck was simply stating the facts. He was not applauding the fact that the firemen watched it burn. This is the last time I will read one of your posts. It is a waste of my time (unless you want to pay me $75/year, then I will read them all!
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MONICNE
Aug. 4, 2011 at 2:58pmI love Newport Beach, frequented by Conservatives (who do not allow socialist leeches and excessive government services) and it is much more upscale than some other California beaches. The Emergency Rescue Team and Lifeguards are all private contractors, and they hand you a bill after saving your life. They are called the Hassel-Hoofs.
If you do not pay, they can take you to Civil court (but cannot kill you or beat you yet).
TEA
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BOUGHT YOUR SILO YET?
Aug. 4, 2011 at 2:57pmJust reported your comment as spam.
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IndyNWguy
Aug. 4, 2011 at 2:56pmNot at all.
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Esther6235
Aug. 4, 2011 at 2:53pmnice article
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randice
Aug. 4, 2011 at 2:53pmI’m glad this kid was saved. Good job to the watchers that were first on the scene that did more but watch. They helped save this kid.
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TraceyM
Aug. 4, 2011 at 2:53pmStupid is as stupid does.
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pavepaws
Aug. 4, 2011 at 3:27pmProbably not a student of science.
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randice
Aug. 4, 2011 at 2:52pmYou’re a moron. The story was about a saved life. Go take your pathetic excuse for a life somewhere else.
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superchaos
Aug. 4, 2011 at 2:47pmAmazing how the “Old Saying” goes… Keep digging deeper and it will all collapse around you. Kind of like the national debt. A wide old man told my 18 y/o self years ago, “You will never get ahead if you keep borrowing.”
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LadyIzShy
Aug. 4, 2011 at 2:36pmglad he is safe lets hope next time he doesnt try to dig as deep
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Bluefish49
Aug. 4, 2011 at 2:42pmGood thing the tide was going out….
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