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Teen almost drowns after being buried in sand at NC beach
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Published: August 19, 2009
A bystander who found a snorkel likely saved the life of a teen who was buried in wet, packed sand on a North Carolina island and couldn't escape the incoming tide.
The Star-News of Wilmington reported Wednesday that authorities said the 16-year-old boy was buried neck-deep in tight sand on Bald Head Island. Public Safety Chief Chip Munna says the tide began flowing above the teen's nose.
Munna was not there Sunday, but says when his staff arrived, bystanders were trying to dig the teen out with plastic beach shovels. They had built sand walls to block the waves and one person found a snorkel to help the boy breathe.
Munna says the snorkel saved the teen's life.
Emergency workers lifted the boy out of the hole. Munna says the boy was OK.
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