Sand Death
Submitted: Wednesday, Aug 16, 2006 at 20:54
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Member - Doug T (W.A)
I had a school mate who lost his life digging in dunes after he left
Millbrook School in the
Adelaide Hills when his parents moved to Pt
Augusta ,would have been in the mid 1950s, now i just heard on TV it has happened again in Qld and the Fathers name is Willem, Please someone say it is not the Willem we read posts from on ExplorOz
Doug
Reply By: Member - Roachie (SA) - Wednesday, Aug 16, 2006 at 20:58
Wednesday, Aug 16, 2006 at 20:58
No, the people involved in the tragedy were holidaying from the Netherlands
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Follow Up By: Member - Doug T (W.A) - Wednesday, Aug 16, 2006 at 21:00
Wednesday, Aug 16, 2006 at 21:00
Roachie
OK Thanks mate, feel sorry for them though,
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Reply By: ZUKSCOOTERX90(QLD-MEMBER) - Wednesday, Aug 16, 2006 at 21:10
Wednesday, Aug 16, 2006 at 21:10
It is a real tradgedy,when only as a kid you think of the fun you are having & not of the possible consiquences.You can't help but feel for the family.
Bob.
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Follow Up By: Trevor R (QLD) - Wednesday, Aug 16, 2006 at 21:33
Wednesday, Aug 16, 2006 at 21:33
Here here. Very sad indeed.
Did you hear how much sand he was buried under though? 1.8 mts deep.....now that's a DEEP hole. I wonder if the news could have been meaning 1.8 cubic meters of sand??? even if it is the later that's still 1.8 tonnes of sand is it not?
Trevor.
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Follow Up By: Muddy doe (SA) - Wednesday, Aug 16, 2006 at 22:27
Wednesday, Aug 16, 2006 at 22:27
Heard on news the kids had dug 3 trench like holes 2 metres deep and were then tunnelling between the holes to join them up when a wall of sand collapsed. The kid that died was buried and his mate was trapped up to his neck. Apparantly one or two of the coppers took some real risks of getting sand collapsed on themselves in order to get an oxy mask on the kid while he was being rescued.
Amazing how much wet sand can weigh when it comes down onto you. We know how much work it can be digging sand out around the
wheels of a bogged 4by!
Muddy
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Follow Up By: Member - andrew B (Kununurra) - Thursday, Aug 17, 2006 at 08:07
Thursday, Aug 17, 2006 at 08:07
Gday
unfortunate news and really feel for the family. Unfortunately Trev 1.8 cubic metres of sand will probably weigh close to 4 tonne. Generally The sedimentary rock we
mine has an SG of 2.6 in solid form, and about 1.9 after we blow it up, plus any
water retention.....a lot of sand to dig in a hurry by hand.
Andrew
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Reply By: bigcol - Wednesday, Aug 16, 2006 at 22:17
Wednesday, Aug 16, 2006 at 22:17
In the early to mid 70's when cyclone swell eroded the
Gold Coast beaches that much there was footings showing on some of the buildings.
It wasn't un-common to have a 2 to 3 metre sheer drop.
As kids we used to dig straight in around 2m and make caves in the
cliff face.
It's only now you realise how stupid it was.
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Reply By: Rock Crawler - Thursday, Aug 17, 2006 at 08:07
Thursday, Aug 17, 2006 at 08:07
I also had a cold sweat , and flash backs as kid digging holes , way over our head.
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