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A <a href="https://www.facebook.com/edgartownpolice/posts/1080127908667586" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Martha's Vineyard</a> beachgoer is lucky to be alive after a hole he dug himself into collapsed Thursday.Police and firefighters rushed to Norton Point Beach Thursday afternoon and dug the man out. He was not injured.<ul><li><a href="https://link.patch.com/join/3-0-subscribe?list=US_MA_MARTHASVINEYARD_908">Subscribe to Martha Vineyard's Patch news alerts</a></li></ul>Police said the man dug himself into an 8-foot hole, which collapsed. His friends were able to clear only enough sand to establish an airway. Firefighters used shovels and a backhoe to dig him out.Edgartown police captured the rescue:<img alt="CGwpO7YUkAA6U4g.jpg" data-src="https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CGwpO7YUkAA6U4g.jpg" data-sizes data-srcset /> <img alt="CGwpnisUIAAd98D.jpg" data-src="https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CGwpnisUIAAd98D.jpg" data-sizes data-srcset /> <img alt="CGwpxpGUkAEK4nS.jpg" data-src="https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CGwpxpGUkAEK4nS.jpg" data-sizes data-srcset /> <a href="https://twitter.com/jason_claffey/status/606906010465406977/photo/1" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><img alt="CGwpzNUUQAAvvxM.jpg" data-src="https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CGwpzNUUQAAvvxM.jpg" data-sizes data-srcset /></a> Police said the incident should serve as a reminder about the dangers of digging holes at beaches.Last year, at least three people died in <a href="http://www.cnn.com/2014/08/31/us/oregon-beach-collapse/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">sand tunnel collapses</a> in the U.S., according to CNN.Authorities said having only a foot of sand above your head can suffocate you.Photo credit: Edgartown police

A <a href="https://www.facebook.com/edgartownpolice/posts/1080127908667586" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Martha’s Vineyard</a> beachgoer is lucky to be alive after a hole he dug himself into collapsed Thursday.

Police and firefighters rushed to Norton Point Beach Thursday afternoon and dug the man out. He was not injured.<ul><li><a href="https://link.patch.com/join/3-0-subscribe?list=US_MA_MARTHASVINEYARD_908">Subscribe to Martha Vineyard’s Patch news alerts</a></li></ul>Police said the man dug himself into an 8-foot hole, which collapsed. His friends were able to clear only enough sand to establish an airway. Firefighters used shovels and a backhoe to dig him out.

Edgartown police captured the rescue:<img alt="CGwpO7YUkAA6U4g.jpg" data-src="https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CGwpO7YUkAA6U4g.jpg" data-sizes data-srcset />

<a href="https://twitter.com/jason_claffey/status/606906010465406977/photo/1" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><img alt="CGwpzNUUQAAvvxM.jpg" data-src="https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CGwpzNUUQAAvvxM.jpg" data-sizes data-srcset /></a> Police said the incident should serve as a reminder about the dangers of digging holes at beaches.

Last year, at least three people died in <a href="http://www.cnn.com/2014/08/31/us/oregon-beach-collapse/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">sand tunnel collapses</a> in the U.S., according to CNN.Authorities said having only a foot of sand above your head can suffocate you.Photo credit: Edgartown police

Police and firefighters responded to Norton Point Beach Thursday to pull the man out of an 8-foot hole he dug himself into.