Boy, 17, dies on beach after being buried alive in hole in sand he dug when it collapsed on top of him

Published on July 11, 2025 at 06:51 AM

A 17-YEAR-old boy has died on a beach after being buried alive in a hole in the sand.

The teenager is believed to have suffocated to death in a hole he had dug on the beach after the sand collapsed on him.

Cars parked in a lot near a gated entrance, surrounded by tall pine trees.
The boy began digging the hole with his brothers
Driveway leading to a gated entrance with a small building.
The teenager is believed to have suffocated to death in a hole he had dug on the beach

Emergency services were called to reports of the lifeless teenager on Montalto di Castro beach, in north west Italy yesterday.

Ricardo B., from Rome, was found buried alive, after he had “built a tunnel”; on the beach.

A swimmer who was nearby at the time of the incident told local news: “He had built a tunnel. He wanted to enter from one side and exit from the other, but as he passed through, when he reached the center, everything collapsed and the hole was completely covered.

“You couldn’t see anything anymore; you could have walked right through it and not noticed a thing.”;

It’s believed the boy began digging the hole with his brothers near the California campsite in the Viterbo province.

After his two brothers left him digging, his father awoke from his nap and began an urgent hunt for the missing teenager.

“A tragedy that has left us all shocked,”; Montalto Mayor Emanuela Socciarelli told ANSA.

“It’s unthinkable that a young man could lose his life in this way. I want to offer my sincere condolences to this family, to whom we are all truly deeply connected.”;

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