Girl Buried Alive In Florida Likely Got Trapped and Suffocated in Sand, Experts Say – Vital Tips to Survive If It Happens to Your Family
A 7-year-old Indiana girl who died after being buried alive in the sand on a Florida beach most likely suffocated as the weight of the shifting ground prevented the child from breathing and presumably obstructed her airway, medical experts said. Sloan Mattingly died Feb. 20 in Lauderdale-by-the-Sea while on vacation with her parents. She and…