By Associated Press - Friday, August 21, 2020

AU TRAIN TOWNSHIP, Mich. (AP) - A sand dune collapsed Friday, killing an 11-year-old boy who was digging near Lake Superior in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula, police said.

State troopers tried to revive the boy but were unsuccessful. The incident occurred in Alger County’s Au Train Township.

The boy was pronounced dead at Munising Memorial Hospital. The boy and his family were from outside Michigan, police said.



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