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Teen buried alive in beach sand collapse in Italy: reports
MONTALTO DI CASTRO BEACH, ITALY, JUL 11 – Riccardo B., 17, suffocated after the collapse of a 1.5-meter-deep sand tunnel he dug while playing, prompting local officials to suspend public events in mourning.
- A 17-year-old boy named Riccardo Boni died after being buried alive in a sand tunnel on Montalto di Castro beach, Italy.
- The incident occurred while Riccardo was digging a nearly five-foot deep hole with his siblings, who later realized he was missing.
- Despite urgent efforts by his father and beachgoers, Riccardo was found unresponsive and could not be revived by first responders.
- Montalto Mayor Emanuela Socciarelli expressed condolences, stating, "A tragedy that has left us all shocked. It's unthinkable that a young man could lose his life in this way.
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A boy digs a hole on the beach of the seaside resort of Montalto di Castro. Suddenly the pit over Riccardo collapses – he suffocates, unnoticed by all. The father cannot understand it.
Teen who died on Italian beach after being buried alive in sand pictured
A TEENAGER who tragically died on a beach after being buried alive in a hole in the sand has been pictured. Riccardo Boni, 17, choked to death when a sand tunnel he built collapsed on him on a beach in north-west Italy. Riccardo Boni died buried in sand in Montalto di Castro He dug the one and a half meter deep hole at the Montalto di Castro beach Emergency services were called to reports of the lifeless teenager who was visually impaired Riccar…
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der Standard DEThe youth apparently had no chance after the sudden collapse of a metre deep pit. Such accidents happen more often than you think.
A 17-year-old played on the beach, then the sand collapsed over him. Heat or fatigue had played a role, his father suspects. Friends talk about an "absurd" death according to a media report.
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DailyTruthReportBritish Teen Dies in Tunnel He Dug into an Italian Beach
A father’s frantic, bare-handed digging failed to save a 17-year-old boy who died when a deep tunnel he was digging on an Italian beach suddenly caved in and buried him alive. The teen and his family were on vacation in Montalto di Castro, Italy, about 70 miles north of Rome, when the accident occurred under the bright midday sun Thursday afternoon. The victim was identified as Riccardo Boni in an extensive story in the Sun. Fox News reported: …
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