The parents of 7-year-old Sloan Mattingly are speaking out to warn families of the potential dangers of digging deep sand holes after a tragedy last month.

A weekend winter storm in Salisbury, Massachusetts, washed away $600,000 worth of sand that was trucked in to protect homes and infrastructure, officials say.

A weekend winter storm in Salisbury, Massachusetts, washed away $600,000 worth of sand that was trucked in to protect homes and infrastructure, officials say.

Miami Beach city commissioner David Suarez said this weekend saw the “most bloodshed” in previous spring break seasons. This weekend will test if restrictions on revelers are working.

Miami Beach city commissioner David Suarez said this weekend saw the “most bloodshed” in previous spring break seasons. This weekend will test if restrictions on revelers are working.

Fort Lauderdale “welcomes” spring breakers with practical preparations, like free tests to check if drugs are in drinks, and fewer crackdowns than Miami Beach.

Sloan Mattingly, 7, was killed last week in Lauderdale-by-the-Sea, Florida, when a sand hole she dug with her brother collapsed and buried her alive.

An expert says that a lifeguard on duty may have prevented the tragic death of a 7-year-old girl who died on a Florida beach Tuesday when a sand hole collapsed on her and her brother.

A collapsing sand hole tragically killed a young girl in a south Florida beach on Tuesday while her brother was injured after being partially buried.

The state of New Jersey has refused permission for North Wildwood, a shore town whose sand dunes have been significantly eroded by storms, to build a bulkhead to protect itself.

A New Jersey shore town is facing increased vulnerability due to a winter storm that destroyed part of its sand dunes, leaving the town exposed to the ocean.