The sand hole – it’s practically a rite of passage for young beachgoers.
Whether it’s just mindlessly digging a trench in the sand, shoveling out a moat to ring around a castle, or burying a buddy on a sunny summer day. It’s common practice, seen regularly, on beaches from Southern California to South Carolina and beyond.
But two boys found themselves in trouble recently, just before Labor Day Weekend, in Orange County’s Newport Beach. They had dug a hole, a hangout spot, when the tide began to rise and a large wave flooded the hovel. What followed was a dramatic rescue…