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    South Florida town bans digging deep holes in sand after girl’s death

    By Angie DiMichele, South Florida Sun Sentinel (TNS),

    18 days ago
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    Crime scene tape blocks off an area of the beach in Lauderdale-by-the-Sea where a sand hole collapsed and killed a 7-year-old girl on Feb. 20. [ MIKE STOCKER | South Florida Sun Sentinel ]

    As discussion continues about whether Lauderdale-by-the-Sea will pay for lifeguards and if the majority of residents even want them, elected officials have made it illegal to dig deep holes in the sand in an effort to prevent another tragedy after a 7-year-old girl died while she was buried alive in the sand earlier this year.

    Sloan Mattingly, her 9-year-old brother and their parents were visiting Lauderdale-by-the-Sea from Indiana and arrived at the beach about 12:30 p.m.

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