Before we get into the awful details, I want you to know that this story about a little girl around 7 years old and her 9-year-old brother doing what so many kids do on the beach ends in tragedy. I tell you so that you are prepared because I know that as a parent, this hit me hard. I do think it's an important story to share, though, because it could help save future lives. OK, now that you have been warned and hopefully prepared yourself, let's get into the details.
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On Tuesday, February 20, the children, whose names haven't been released, were having fun digging a hole together in the sand at Lauderdale-by-the-Sea in Broward County, which is about 33 miles from Miami, Florida. So basically, they were just being kids and doing the kind of thing that kids do on the beach. But at some point, the hole they were digging got deep enough to collapse on itself and trap the kids.