Terrifying moment a 12-year-old girl becomes trapped after sand hole collapses during Thanksgiving stroll

First responders at the scene after a 12-year-old trapped in a sand hole in Texas - (The Woodlands Fire Department)

A Thanksgiving outing for a Texas family came close to tragedy after a 12-year-old girl became trapped in a sand hole that caved in around her.

First responders were called to the Spring Creek trail in The Woodlands, a northern suburb of Houston, around 5 p.m. Thursday to a report of a child trapped under sand, Woodlands Fire Department said.