Sand Collapses Killing 9-Year Old Girl, Sept. 2

A nine-year old girl visiting the Central Oregon Coast with her family, died Friday evening, Aug. 29, when a hole she dug in the sand collapse upon her. The accident happened about 5 p.m. near the 15th Street Beach access ramp. Isabel Grace Franks, of Sandy, was dug out, found unconscious and not breathing. She was buried about five minutes, and died at the hospital.