Sloan Mattingly, the 7-year-old Indiana girl who died on a South Florida beach last month after a sand hole caved in on her and her brother, was remembered as a "beam of light" by her parents, who ...

ENGLEWOOD, Fla. — Sand is piled up to the first floor of most homes on Manasota Key, a sliver of land off Florida’s west coast, where devastation is widespread.

The tragic death of a 7-year-old girl has put a spotlight on beach safety, specifically when it comes to playing in the sand. The girl, identified by police as 7-year-old Sloan Mattingly, was ...

In the meantime, Florida residents are continuing to dig out of the storm-driven sand, many of them by hand. “Every shovelful is heavy,” said West, the construction contractor.

The collapse of a sand hole that killed a 7-year-old Indiana girl who was digging with her brother on a Florida beach is a danger that kills and injures several children a year around the country.

If someone steps on the edge of the hole before the sand dries out, it may result in a collapse. A pail rests next to caution tape on a beach in Lauderdale-by-the-Sea, Fla., on Tuesday, Feb. 20, 2024.

But we’d be lying if we didn’t admit to being a bit partial to white-sand beaches with crystal-clear water. (If you’re interested in the later, check out this Florida town.) ...

Emergency officials in Broward County received a call shortly after 3 p.m. that a 7-year-old girl and a 9-year-old boy were trapped in the sand in Lauderdale-By-The-Sea, according to a Wednesday ...

White blankets of sand, bright blue water and palm trees swaying with the breeze — it’s the picturesque landscape that comes to mind when you think of Florida’s beaches.