A Monmouth County beach town has banned the digging of large holes and burying of people in the sand.
Sea Girt passed an ordinance in April adopting stricter rules around sand hole digging. Under the new rules, holes cannot be deeper than 12″ or the knees of the shortest participant, whichever is shorter. Holes cannot be left unattended and must be filled before leaving the area.
The ordinance also bans “‘burying’ persons below grade or in standing position.”
Sea Girt beach manager Jim Freda said there have been no deaths or injuries in Sea Girt in recent years, but said it’s not uncommon for there to be several sand-related deaths along the Atlantic coast annually.
“Hole digging is a universal beach problem,” he said.
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