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Girl rescued after being buried alive while digging on beach

The RAF search and rescue helicopter
The RAF search and rescue helicopter

by Rachel Hovenden

rhovenden@thekmgroup.co.uk

A girl has been rescued after being buried alive on a beach.

It is thought 15-year-old Paige Anderson was digging a tunnel when it collapsed on top of her.

Her family are believed to come from north Kent. She was on holiday with them in Norfolk when the incident happened.

Police were called, just after 3pm, on Fridayto reports of a teenager in difficulty on the beach off Beach Road, Caister.

Officers found the girl unconscious, and buried in a hole in the sand.

She was airlifted by an RAF helicopter to the James Paget University Hospital in Gorleston.

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