Indiana Girl Dies on Florida Vacation
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FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — A Hoosier girl died – and her brother was hurt – while her family was vacationing in Florida, and now, her name has been released.
Police say 7-year-old Sloan Mattingly and 9-year-old Maddox Mattingly of Fort Wayne became trapped in a sand hole at a beach in Broward County Tuesday. They had been digging in the sand when it collapsed.
Continue reading for an update from the Town of Lauderdale-by-the-Sea.
The two were then unable to get out, and ultimately had to be rescued and taken to the hospital. Unfortunately, Sloan Mattingly did not survive.
Officers are still investigating.
