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Texas Girl, 12, Rescued After Sand Hole Collapses During Thanksgiving Outing

Officials credit a coordinated rescue with preventing tragedy, underscoring the hazards of deep sand holes.

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Holes are seen in the sand at the Neptune Place Beach in Sea Girt, New Jersey, on Feb. 12, 2024, after a 2-year-old boy became trapped when sand collapsed around him on the beach. He was rescued by his father and hospitalized, police said.
Pundt Park is pictured Wednesday, May 11, 2016 in Spring where first responders attempted to rescue a man who died when a tunnel he was digging into the sand at collapsed. A 12-year-old girl was rescued Thanksgiving afternoon when she was playing in the sand on Spring Creek and it collapsed on her. 

Overview

  • First responders reached a sandbar on Panther Creek near the Spring Creek Trail in The Woodlands just before 5 p.m. on Thanksgiving after reports of a child trapped.
  • The girl's father had cleared sand from around her head before crews arrived, allowing her to breathe while buried up to her face.
  • Firefighters stabilized the collapse zone and carefully removed sand to free her, a process officials emphasized requires shoring to avoid re-collapse.
  • Medics evaluated her at the scene, authorities said she was unhurt, and her parents declined transport to a hospital.
  • The Woodlands Fire Department, South Montgomery County Fire Department, Montgomery County Hospital District and the Montgomery County Sheriff's Office praised the unified response, as experts warn deep sand holes can suffocate victims within minutes.