Warning after boy's sand dune death in the UK

An expert in Britain called today for an urgent alert to warn of the dangers of beach dunes after a schoolboy was killed when tons of sand collapsed on him.

An expert in Britain called today for an urgent alert to warn of the dangers of beach dunes after a schoolboy was killed when tons of sand collapsed on him.

Craig Owen, 16, from Wrexham, was buried when the huge dune fell in as he tunnelled on a beach in Pembrey.

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