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A Texas family’s Thanksgiving outing came close to tragedy when a 12-year-old girl died he got stuck in a sand pit A cave formed around it.
First responders were called to Spring Creek Trail in The Woodlands, a northern suburb of Houston, about 5 p.m. Thursday after a report of a child trapped under sand. The Woodlands Fire Department said.
The young girl was out with her family when she was “trapped when a large hole she dug in the sand collapsed, completely covering her,” the department said.
His father sprang into action and immediately cleared the sand from around his head, allowing him to breathe while they waited for rescuers to pull him out of the collapsed crater.
“When personnel arrived, they found the patient with only his face and head exposed,” the fire department said.
“Crews worked quickly to shore up the area and then carefully removed sand to extricate the patient.”
The girl was evaluated by doctors before being released to her parents. The department said her parents refused to take her to the hospital, without saying whether she needed further medical treatment.
“First responders from four agencies have worked together to turn a near tragedy into a Thanksgiving story that will be told for decades!” The fire department added.
The department did not identify the trapped little girl.
Collapsed sand pits have proved fatal for beachgoers in the past. Last year, a Seven-year-old Indiana girl dies after falling into collapsed sand pit While vacationing with his family in Florida.
The girl was digging a hole on a Lauderdale-by-the-Sea beach with her nine-year-old brother when the sand collapsed, leaving a five-foot crater. Maddox was buried up to his chest, while his younger sister was completely submerged in water.
When people standing nearby were trying to take the children out, rescue workers reached there within a few minutes. He He was taken to the hospital where he was later declared dead.
three years ago, An 18-year-old youth and his 17-year-old sister died in sand collapse On a beach in Ocean County, new JerseyHis sister was saved by the police,