IT doesn’t matter how old you get, the novelty of digging a hole in the sand or building a sandcastle will never wear off.
Yet, there is actually a reason why you should never do this popular
According to coastguards, any hole that is dug and left on a beach is dangerous for beachgoers, including children and pets.
The warning follows an incident this week on Sandilands Beach in , where the Mablethorpe Coastguard Rescue Team responded to an alert from HM Coastguard Humber regarding a six foot deep hole.
The coastguard filled the hole “for safety reasons”;, according to the BBC, as it posed a risk of injury and “entrapment should the hole collapse”;.
This doesn’t mean you can’t dig holes on the beach for kids to play in – but if you do dig a hole so deep you head can barely poke out, you could be putting your own or others’ lives at risk.
The deeper a hole is, the more unstable it becomes.
And sand that you dig out of the hole that is wet, will dry out and this makes it looser.
This increases the chance of the hole collapsing inwards, potentially trapping you.
According to GOV.CO.UK, the best way to rescue someone is to create a circle of people digging with their hands.
And then another outer circle of people doing the same, while also remove the sand from the first circle.
Having multiple circles of people helps to create a larger, shallower hole which is less likely to collapse.
Any holes you do dig, you should then fill in before you leave the beach.
In June 2023, a 14-year-old boy became trapped after a four foot hole he had dug, collapsed on him.
His parents called for help and after an hour the boy was eventually dug out, unharmed.
There are also for this weekend.
This is due to raised levels of bacteria in the water caused by animal waste coming from seabirds.
Bacteria levels are the highest through July and August and is believed to be due to the lack of rainfall and an increase in
A handy map released by GOV.CO.UK, shows where you should and shouldn’t swim this weekend.
A famous UK seaside resort has also rolled out a to crack down on drunk tourists sparking chaos.
Plus,has introduced a strict alcohol rule as thousands flock to seaside this weekend.
