Florida sand hole collapse evokes memory of 2013 Indiana Dunes rescue

CHICAGO -- After a 7-year-old girl died and her brother was hurt when a sand hole they were digging collapsed on them on a South Florida beach, there was a safety reminder for families visiting the beaches on Lake Michigan this summer.Sloan Mattingly and her family were visiting Florida from Fort Wayne, Indiana, for vacation.

'Sloan was rushed to a local hospital, but later died.Her mother, Therese Mattingly, wrote on Facebook: 'A freak accident happened yesterday while we are here on vacation and it took away our greatest 7.5 years. Don't tell us you're sorry for our loss…don't do that to us. We experienced the purest human being and we are forever changed by her.'Maddox was also hospitalized, but has since been released.

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