MEARS, Mich. (AP) — Bystanders and rescue workers dug desperately with their hands to save a 12-year-old boy who was trapped under sand in northern Michigan, authorities said.
The boy and a younger brother were playing Sunday night at Silver Lake Sand Dunes, a recreation area along Lake Michigan, when they decided to dig a hole, the Oceana County sheriff’s office said.
Sand collapsed and the boy suddenly became trapped, Sheriff Craig Mast said.
“It was a very, very scary situation,” Mast told MLive.com.
People dug with their hands and were joined by police and firefighters. The boy was trapped for more than 10 minutes.
He had a faint pulse, but his condition improved as a helicopter took him to a hospital, Mast said.
“We hope that this young man recovers fully and will be out playing with his brother again soon,” the sheriff’s office said.
Boy is rescued after sand collapses on him at Michigan dune
