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Boy, 8, Rescued After Being Swallowed By Jersey Shore Sand Hole Boy, 8, Rescued After Being Swallowed By Jersey Shore Sand Hole
Boy, 8, Rescued After Being Swallowed By Jersey Shore Sand Hole An 8-year-old boy was freed by rescuers after the walls of a sand hole he was digging collapsed in on him Saturday, authorities said. The boy was completely covered by the sand when rescuers arrived to the 8th Avenue beach in Belmar around 1:55 p.m., local police said. The Belmar Lifeguards, the Belmar First Aid Squad and the Belmar Fire Department helped pull him from beneath the sand, police said.  He was assessed at the scene then transported to Jersey Shore University Medical Center.

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by Cecilia Levine