Father Of Three Dies After Florida Sand Dune Collapses On Top Of Him

A man died two days after a sand dune collapsed on him at a Florida beach, family members say.

Rachel Goggin Burt posted on Facebook Tuesday that her brother, 35-year-old Lee Thomas Goggin, has been pronounced dead.

The St. Augustine Record reports that authorities responded to Florida's Crescent Beach on Sunday afternoon. Rescue officials say they found the Texas man buried under several feet of sand in a hole that had been dug out parallel to the dunes and then apparently collapsed.

Officials say Goggin was taken to a St. Augustine hospital in critical condition. 

His sister said Sunday on a GoFundMe site that he was alive but not breathing on his own.


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