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A man died after a sand dune suddenly collapsed on him as he was digging in it

Kane Watson, 28, was visiting the beach with his four children when the dune collapsed, burying him headfirst for 15 minutes, as his kids watched on

"Family was always at the very center of who he was," a family friend wrote online of Kane, who was expecting a new baby

A man died after a sand dune suddenly collapsed on him as he was digging in it.

Kane Watson, 28, was visiting Muriwai Beach, located about 25 miles outside Auckland, with his 18-month-old daughter and three stepsons on Saturday, Aug. 23, when the tragedy occurred, according to Radio New Zealand (RNZ) and the New Zealand Herald .

The outlets reported that Watson was playing with the children when the dune collapsed on top o

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