Fire Capt. Thomas Ferreira said parents should not allow children to dig deep holes on the beach.
WELLFLEET – Authorities say a young boy had to be hospitalized after a hole he was digging in the sand on a Wellfleet beach caved in on him.
The boy was buried under about two feet of sand after the hole he dug on White Crest Beach collapsed on him on Monday.
Wellfleet Fire and Rescue personnel responded to the beach at around 3 p.m. By the time they arrived, other beachgoers had dug the boy out.
Wellfleet personnel took him to Cape Cod Hospital in Hyannis for evaluation. His name was not made public.
Fire Capt. Thomas Ferreira told the Cape Cod Times that parents should not allow children to dig deep holes on the beach.