Commissioners in the South Florida community will discuss adding lifeguards on the beach and establishing an ordinance against digging holes on Tuesday.
Sloan Mattingly died Tuesday afternoon at Lauderdale-by-the-Sea’s beach when a 4-to-5-foot-deep (1-to-1.5-meter) hole collapsed on her and her 7-year-old brother, Maddox. The boy was buried up to his chest, but the girl was fully covered.
Dr. Stephen Leatherman from Florida International University’s Department of Earth and Environment told NBC6 that deep holes in the sand can be a “death.