7-year-old Indiana girl dies after being found trapped under sand in Florida

BROWARD COUNTY, Florida — A 7-year-old Fort Wayne, Indiana girl has died after being found trapped under sand in Broward County, Florida on Tuesday.

According to Broward County officials, crews responded to a report of two children trapped in the sand in Lauderdale-By-The-Sea around 3 p.m. on Tuesday. On scene, emergency personnel located two siblings, 9-year-old Maddox Mattingly and his 7-year-old sister, Sloan Mattingly.According to police, the children were in Florida on vacation with their parents. The pair were digging a hole in the sand when they were trapped.

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