First responders were dispatched to the scene around 4 p.m. Tuesday.
17 May 2022, 23:02
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Share to FacebookShare to TwitterEmail this articleTwo juveniles became trapped under sand while they were digging at a Jersey Shore beach Tuesday afternoon, authorities said.
Police and emergency medical services responded to a barrier island beach in Toms River, New Jersey, shortly after 4 p.m. Tuesday "for reports of juveniles trapped in the sand as it collapsed around them while digging," the Toms River Police Department said on Facebook.
Police urged people not to respond to the area while the rescue was in progress.
First responders on the scene of a sand collapse at a beach in Toms River, New Jersey, May 17, 2022.
Live footage from the scene Tuesday evening showed more than a dozen first responders near the shoreline.
First responders on the scene of a sand collapse at a beach in Toms River, New Jersey, May 17, 2022.
The condition of the juveniles is unclear at this time.
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