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Parents Recall ‘Horror’ of Child Dying in Florida Sand Hole Collapse

‘CHAOS’

“In my mind, I had her in my hands but the weight of the sand was too much,” Jason Mattingly said of his late daughter.

Amanda Yen
Amanda Yen 

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Investigators on the beach in Lauderdale-by-the-Sea take photos of the scene of a sand collapse on Tuesday, Feb. 20, 2024.
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Amanda Yen

Amanda Yen

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