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Man dies asphyxiated by sand

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A 23-year old man died Friday, asphyxiated by sand on the Mimizan beach (Landes, SW France).

He was buried under the sand at the bottom of a 6-feet deep hole he had been digging with some friends.

His friends and rescuers, immediately warned, took 10 minutes to free the victim who died of asphyxation. Rescuers were unable to revive him.

The young man and his three friends had settled 200 m. North from the rescuers' lodge, at the foot of a dune, where "they were out of sight from the rescue crew" and had dug "several deep holes in the sand, which they intended to connect with galleries", according to rescuers.

"Despite all warnings, this kind of accident unfortunately happens every year", according to Cptn. Jean-Bernard Rivet, head of lifeguards for SW France.

He added that digging holes and galleries in the sand is "a very dangerous game, ocean sand is very fine-grain and tends to collapse".

A 13-year old girl died last summer in the same conditions on the Lacanau beach (Gironde) [about 50 miles N from Mimizan]. ------------------------- Freely translated from the original article from the French television website. http://info.france3.fr/france/33089845-fr.php

Un jeune homme de 23 ans est mort vendredi, asphyxié par le sable sur la plage de Mimizan dans les Landes

Il a été enseveli sous le sable au fond d'un trou profond de 1,80 métre qu'il avait creusé avec ses amis.

Les amis du jeune homme et les sauveteurs immédiatement alertés ont mis une dizaine de minutes à dégager la victime qui est décédée par asphyxie, les secours n'ayant pas réussi à le réanimer.

Le jeune homme et ses trois amis s'étaient installés à 200 m au nord du poste de secours de la plage, au pied de la dune, d'où "ils n'étaient absolument pas visibles par les sauveteurs", et ont construit "plusieurs trous profonds dans le sable, qu'ils voulaient relier par des galeries", selon les secours.

"Malgré tous les messages de prévention, c'est un accident qui malheureusement arrive chaque année", a indiqué le capitaine Jean-Bernard Rivet, responsable des maîtres-nageurs à la direction CRS du Sud-Ouest.

Creuser des trous et des galeries dans le sable est "un jeu très dangereux", a-t-il souligné, rappelant que "le sable de l'océan est très fin, et il s'effondre".

L'été dernier, une adolescente de 13 ans était morte dans les mêmes conditions sur la plage de Lacanau, en Gironde.

Submitted on 08/07/2007

Submitted by: Anonymous
Reference: http://info.france3.fr/france/33089845-fr.php 5-Aug-2007

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>> Moderator Scores <<

James said:
Definitely Toss: Too Common
Unfortunately, incidents of this nature are woefully common, and would have to exemplify exceptional and egregious stupidity in order to be considered. This particular incident is merely par for the course. Thanks just the same for submitting, we DO appreciate it!


Bruce said:
Definitely Toss: Too Common
As James said, these sorts of things are way too common, especially during the summer months. Thanks nonetheless.


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