Tragedy struck Friday afternoon in Alger County when an eleven-year-old boy died after being buried in the sand at a beach.
Michigan State Police says the boy was digging in the sand at the roadside beach near AuTrain at about 12:30 in the afternoon when it collapsed on him. Once the boy was freed from the sand, troopers started life-saving measures, but he was pronounced dead at Munising Memorial Hospital.
The family had been visiting from out of the area.
State police were assisted on the scene by the Michigan Department of Natural Resources, Alger County Sheriff’s Office, Alger County EMS, and the Au Train Township Fire Department.
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