According to officials, the Virginia youngster, who has not yet been publicly recognized, could not be resuscitated after being retrieved from the sand.

A 17-year-old Chesapeake, Virginia, boy died Saturday after being trapped beneath several feet of sand in North Carolina when a dune collapsed.

The event occurred around 2 p.m. at the Cape Hatteras National Seashore in Frisco, according to a news release issued by the National Park Service over the weekend.

When the teen’s friends and family went looking for him, they discovered him “buried under several feet of sand, apparently caused by portions of the adjacent dune collapsing into the hole,” authorities said.

According to the statement, the hole was located in a “back-dune area,” east of an off-road vehicle ramp, and was not visible from the main beach.

According to the statement, despite the fact that Dare County Emergency Medical Services and Hatteras Island Ocean Rescue personnel assisted in removing the teen from the beach and performing CPR on him, he could not be resuscitated.

In a news release, David Hallac, superintendent of National Parks of Eastern North Carolina, said, “Cape Hatteras National Seashore offers our condolences to his family and friends.” “We strongly advise visitors not to dig deep holes on the beach because they endanger beachgoers and emergency response personnel.”

The death of the adolescent is being investigated. There are no other details available at this time.