A quiet afternoon turned into tragedy when a 13-year-old boy, Ian Spendlove of Santa Clara, lost his life after being buried under a sand dune in Coral Pink Sand Dunes State Parka popular recreational site located on the border between Utah And Arizona. The accident took place last Saturday, and despite the rapid rescuedthe young man died the following day.
Ian was digging a tunnel in the sand when the unstable structure collapsed, burying him under about two meters of sand. A family member immediately called i rescuedand park rangers intervened promptly to free the lad. Once extractit was necessary to perform CPR before transporting him to the hospital St. George and subsequently to Primary Children’s Hospital of Salt Lake City, Where he was declared dead due to lack of brain activity.
Why can sand dunes be dangerous?
The dunes Of sanddespite theirs beauty and their appeal to campers and off-road drivers, can hide dangers that are not always obvious. There sand, especially when it is dry, it can sag suddenlymaking any structure excavated extremely unstable and dangerous.
Devan Chavez, spokesman of the parks agency, ha expressly reminded that this is not the first incident of this type to occur in Utah. In fact, another teenager lost his life in circumstances similar in 2012 at the Snow Canyon State Park. Despite such previous onesaccidents of this nature are rare, but Saturday’s tragedy has reignited the debate over safety at state parks.
Chavez offered his condolencestheanze to family Spendlove and renewed the invitation to park visitors to take all the necessary precautions: “Always recreate with a Friend or someone who can help you or go and ask helpand always let someone know distant from the area Where you are.”
And you, do you feel safe when you visit these wonderful but sometimes dangerous natural environments? Share your experience in the comments below.
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