Sloan and Maddox ran and jumped into the 4-feet-deep hole, and the sand began to collapse in on them as Maddox was standing upright. Sloan was completely buried underneath him while Maddox was ...

Illegal mining goes as deep as 10 metres, disturbing the layer responsible for recharging the groundwater table. The state government and administration seem to have surrendered to the sand mafia.

Lifeguards at a San Diego beach raced against the encroaching tide to rescue a 16-year-old girl after a deep sand hole collapsed, burying the teen up to her neck, officials and witnesses said Tuesday.