Child Released from Hospital After Being Buried by Sand Collapse at Silver Lake Sand Dunes

A 9-year-old boy from Livingston County, Michigan, is reportedly home and doing well following an incident Friday in which collapsing sand at the Silver Lake State Park sand dunes, in Oceana County, temporarily buried the boy.
The child, who was visiting the Silver Lake area with family, was digging a hole in the sand, located near the pedestrian access on the northeast side of the dunes, when sand collapsed and covered him in about 5 feet of sand for more than five minutes.
Emergency responders were notified by Mason-Oceana 911 at 9:28 p.m. Michigan Department of Natural Resources Conservation Officer Logan Turner and Silver Lake State Park Ranger Cody Anscombe were patrolling the public off-road vehicle area of the dunes and were the first emergency responders to arrive at the scene. Read more






A 9-year-old boy from Livingston County, Michigan, is reportedly home and doing well following an incident Friday in which collapsing sand at the Silver Lake State Park sand dunes, in Oceana County, temporarily buried the boy.
