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Boy pulled from sand

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Boy pulled from sand A helicopter takes the Glocester youth to Hasbro Children's Hospital after rescue crews dig him out of a collapsed sandbank.

01:00 AM EDT on Sunday, May 7, 2006 BY DANIEL BARBARISI Journal Staff Writer

GLOCESTER -- A 12-year-old boy playing in a 15-foot-high sandbank was trapped for an hour yesterday after the sand collapsed on top of him, leaving only his face exposed.

Justin Buckless, of Spring Grove Road, was taken by helicopter to Hasbro Children's Hospital in Providence, where he was is in fair condition yesterday evening, according to Glocester police and Hasbro officials.

Justin and three friends were digging holes in the base of a large sand embankment off Birch Street, according to Chepachet Fire Chief Robert Dauphinais. The boy was crawling out of one of the holes, when the sand came crashing down upon him, leaving him nearly buried except for his face.

The friends tried to dig Justin out, but their efforts only brought more sand down upon him.

"They tried digging him out, but it was only making it worse," Dauphinais said.

One of the friends then called the police on his cell phone.

Police and firefighters arrived just after 1:45 p.m., but Dauphinais said that they quickly recognized that they could not easily dig him out. They called for the helicopter, and immediately set to work with two-by-fours and plywood, building a wooden shell around the boy.

After roughly a half-hour, they were confident that they had a sturdy structure around him to prevent more sand from coming down upon him. They began to dig him out by hand.

The boy was awake and talking the entire time, and did not appear to be having difficulty breathing, Dauphinais said.

At 2:47, the rescue workers pulled Justin from the embankment, and raced him to a nearby field, where a Life Star Helicopter stood ready to pick the boy up.

The boy may have had mild hypothermia, Dauphinais said, as the sand was wet and very cold.

The area has long been known as a draw for children, who dig holes in the dunes. Nearby Spring Grove Pond is a popular beach and fishing area.

"Everybody's always played there. It's almost like beach sand," Dauphinais said.

To his knowledge, however, there has never been an incident like this before.

dbarbari@projo.com / (401) 277-8062

Submitted on 05/09/2006

Submitted by: Allison Rich
Reference: Providence Journal, 7 May 2006

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Jorge said:
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James said:
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12 years old?? A bit too young, Allison! :-) Our maturity rule dictates a minimum age of 16 to be eligible for an award. Even were he old enough, merely digging holes in a sandbank (as many of us have done) is hardly the level of stupidity necessary to ebe eligible for an award! Thanks just the same for taking the time to submit! :-)


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