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NEWPORT BEACH, Calif. - New video has emerged from a dramatic sand rescue in Newport Beach where two kids had to be pulled out of a collapsed hole by lifeguards.

"Once that sand gets wet it gets heavy," said Capt. Mark Herman from the Newport Beach Lifeguards. "It basically buried them from their waist down. They couldn't get themselves out."

According to Herman, the rescue took place last month not too far from the Newport Beach Pier.

On Sunday, a new video of the incident was posted publicly to X and quickly gained more than 20 million views. In the video, two kids can be seen digging a large hole close to where the waves and sand meet.

According to Herman, a wave caused the hole to partially collapse and fill with water. The kids were then stuck.

Video shows onlooker

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