A tragic event took place on a Sunday afternoon on one of the Danish beaches on the North Sea coast in North Jutland.
According to police findings, two boys from Germanat the age of nine and 12 years old Together with their families spent the last moments of their vacation there. No one expected that a tragedy would happen in a moment.
Denmark. They were playing in the sand, the dune moved
While playing, the children decided to dig a hole in the dune, co caused a sudden landslide. A thick mass of sand fell on the boys and it completely buried them.
The appropriate services were immediately called to the scene and began to extract the children from under the pile of sand.
After 40 minutes intensive actions of rescuers we managed to get the boys to the surfaceBoth were transported by helicopter to the hospital in critical condition, where the fight for their lives began.
However, on Wednesday, the media reported sad news. Despite all the efforts of doctors, the boys could not be saved – both died in hospital. The local police said the incident was considered a “tragic accident.”
Denmark. Dune slides are a common occurrence
As reported by Barron's newspaper, this is not the first situation of this type on a Danish beach. On Sunday, a similar accident was reported, in which a young boy was injured in a landslide in southwestern Jutland. However, thanks to quick intervention the boy was saved.
After dangerous incidents, Danish authorities appealed to residents to exercise special caution near dunes on the west coast. They cited heavy rains that had made sandbanks unstable.
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