Hole on the Beach Fills with Water and the Children Are Trapped in the Sand: the Rescue Is a Race Against Time

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A day at the sea in Newport Beach, California, turned into a nightmare for two children who were trapped in a sand pit collapsed as the waves approached. The incident, which occurred last August near Newport Beach Pier, became viral only after the publication of a video that exceeded 20 million views. According to witnesses, the children were digging a hole when the walls caved, trapped them to the waist in the wet sand. "Once the sand gets wet …