7-Year-Old Girl Dies in Sand Hole Collapse on Florida Beach

The tragic accident occurred while the girl and her brother were digging a deep hole during a family vacation.

Sloan Mattingly, a 7-year-old from Indiana, died after a sand hole she was digging with her brother collapsed on her.
The incident took place in Lauderdale-by-the-Sea, Florida, burying Sloan alive while her brother Maddox was covered nearly up to his neck.
Rescuers and beachgoers attempted to save Sloan, but she was pronounced dead upon arrival at the hospital.
The family described the event as a 'freak accident' and expressed their loss of the 'purest human being.'
A GoFundMe campaign for the family has raised over $130,000 to help with funeral costs.