Boy, 5, Dies in Front of His Parents After Being Struck by Falling Rock

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A 5-year-old boy was struck by a rock while climbing at Rincon Beach in Ventura, Calif., on Aug. 31

According to local reports, he was taken to Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital in critical condition before succumbing to his injuries

"Max will be immensely missed by all who knew him," a family friend said of the child on a GoFundMe

A 5-year-old boy was killed by a falling boulder during a family visit to a beach in California.

The boy had been climbing rocks with his best friend at Rincon Beach in Ventura when he "slipped" on a boulder and fell, “causing another boulder to fall on top of him," at around 6:40 p.m. local time on Aug. 31, the Ventura County Star reported, citing the Ventura County Sheriff’s Office.

He hit his head in the fall and was sent to Santa Barbara