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Miriam Burrell

Boy trapped in sand nearly buried alive, rescuer says

A teenager is lucky to be alive after being trapped up to his neck in sand at a coastal holiday spot in Lincolnshire.

The 14-year-old boy had to be rescued by local coastguard teams after the hole he was digging on the beach at Anderby Creek collapsed, burying almost his entire body.

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