A day at the beach turned tragic when a 17-year-old boy was killed after a sand tunnel he was digging abruptly collapsed, burying him alive.

The teen, identified as Riccardo Boni by several Italian media outlets, was vacationing in Montalto di Castro, Italy, with his family when the incident occurred on Thursday, July 10.

Boni’s family was staying at a resort in Montalto di Castro, approximately 70 miles north of Rome. The collapse happened around 3:00 p.m. local time while he was on the beach with his father and siblings.

According to local outlet Corriere della Sera, Riccardo Boni and his younger siblings had moved closer to the shoreline, where they began digging a large hole that was reportedly nearly five feet deep, in a more secluded area of the beach. Meanwhile, their father was nearby, dozing off under a beach umbrella. 

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Suddenly, the walls of the tunnel gave way, trapping the teen beneath the sand, the outlet reported. 

The boy remained buried until his father woke up and realized his oldest son was missing. One of his brothers cried out, «Riccardo is under the sand,» according to The Sun. The siblings pointed to the location of the collapsed tunnel, prompting their father and nearby beachgoers to rush over and frantically dig in search of him.

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A view of a beach in Cinque Terre, Liguria, Italy on July 27, 2024.  (Photo by Gian Marco Benedetto/Anadolu via Getty Images)

Tragically, the boy was found buried in the sand, unresponsive and showing no signs of life. First responders arrived within minutes, including an air ambulance, working to revive him, but it was too late, and the boy could not be saved, the outlet reported. 

«No-one realized what had happened,» Lieutenant Daniele Tramontana, the Carabiniere officer leading the police investigation, told The Sun.

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Children dig a hole on a beach as people walk by.  (Amy Beth Bennett/South Florida Sun Sentinel/Tribune News Service via Getty Images)

«They lost a lot of time because they couldn’t see him. When they realized he was missing they began to look for him but it was too late,» he continued. 

A witness on the beach told Corriere della Serra that «no one on the beach had heard the teenager screaming because he was completely buried within minutes.» 

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A police investigation has since been opened «against persons unknown» in connection with the fatal accident, the outlet added, as authorities consider whether an autopsy will be required.

«I have spoken to colleagues, and we have never heard of anything like this happening before in Italy,» Tramontana said. «We deal with terrible situations all the time, but we can’t imagine how a game on the beach ended up this way.» 

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El ministro de Asuntos Exteriores de Rusia, Sergei Lavrov, reconoció este sábado la participación de soldados del régimen de Corea del Norte en la ofensiva militar rusa en Ucrania, específicamente en la región de Kursk, y calificó este hecho como símbolo de una “hermandad inquebrantable” entre ambos países.

“Los soldados del Ejército Popular de Corea, junto con los soldados rusos, a costa de sangre e incluso de vidas, han acercado la liberación de la región de Kursk de los nazis ucranianos”, afirmó Lavrov desde la ciudad norcoreana de Wonsan, en declaraciones recogidas por la agencia estatal rusa Tass. El canciller ruso visitó Corea del Norte en el marco de la segunda ronda de diálogo estratégico bilateral a nivel ministerial.

La afirmación marca un nuevo hito en el acercamiento militar entre Moscú y Pyongyang, en medio del aislamiento internacional de ambos países y del creciente alineamiento en temas de seguridad regional y defensa.

Durante el encuentro, la ministra de Exteriores norcoreana, Choi Son Hee, expresó el respaldo de su país a la posición rusa en el conflicto ucraniano. “Apoyaremos incondicional e invariablemente la política rusa de protección de la soberanía estatal y su integridad territorial”, declaró Choi, según la agencia rusa Interfax.

La funcionaria del régimen de Kim Jong-un agregó que este apoyo forma parte de la “opción estratégica” de Corea del Norte y su “voluntad de defender la justicia internacional en oposición a las maquinaciones hegemónicas de los imperialistas”. Las autoridades de ambos países insistieron en la necesidad de reforzar su alianza frente a presiones externas, con énfasis en el rechazo a la política occidental sobre Ucrania y la península de Corea.

Choi también manifestó la intención de “profundizar el intercambio estratégico de opiniones” con Moscú y “ampliar las tradicionales relaciones de amistad y cooperación en todos los ámbitos”. Según la ministra, las relaciones entre Rusia y Corea del Norte “se han elevado ya al nivel de cooperación inquebrantable”.

El encuentro se desarrolló durante la primera jornada de la visita oficial de Lavrov a Corea del Norte, en un contexto marcado por la intensificación del diálogo militar y diplomático entre ambos gobiernos. La reunión se enmarca en la segunda ronda de consultas estratégicas de alto nivel entre los ministros de Exteriores de los dos países.

Antes de partir hacia Pyongyang desde Kuala Lumpur, donde participó en la cumbre de cancilleres del Sudeste Asiático, Lavrov dijo que Rusia protegerá a Corea del Norte de “provocaciones”.

“Nos gustaría subrayar la necesidad de evitar cualquier acción provocativa contra Corea del Norte, que desafortunadamente continúa, incluido el refuerzo de alianzas militares entre Estados Unidos, Corea del Sur y Japón”, dijo Lavrov en rueda de prensa.

“Se han realizado ejercicios militares a una escala cada vez mayor, incluso con componente nuclear. Por lo tanto, el potencial de conflicto es significativo”, remarcó el canciller ruso desde la capital malasia, donde asistió a la reunión de Exteriores de la Asociación de Naciones del Sudeste Asiático (ASEAN).

Durante el viernes, Lavrov participó en el Foro de Asia Oriental, donde coincidió con el secretario de Estado de EEUU, Marco Rubio; la alta representante de la Unión Europea para Asuntos Exteriores, Kaja Kallas; y el canciller británico, David Lammy, entre otros.

El jefe de la diplomacia de Moscú, que ayer se reunió con los ministros del bloque del Sudeste Asiático, también mantuvo una cita bilateral con Rubio.

“Haremos todo lo posible para proteger los derechos legítimos de nuestros aliados norcoreanos y evitar cualquier provocación que pueda tener consecuencias graves”, remarcó Lavrov.

(Con información de Europa Press)

FIRST ON FOX: The President of Glass House Farms, the cannabis farm that federal immigration authorities raided in California on Thursday despite protests, has donated thousands to Democrats in California.

Co-founder, president, and board director Graham Farrar, who self-identifies on social media as residing in Santa Barbara, California, has made numerous political donations to the Santa Barbara County Democratic Central Committee’s federal political action committee and Rep. Salud Carbajal, D-Calif., according to Federal Election Commission records.

According to California public campaign finance records, he also donated $10,000 to California Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom in 2018, and his most recent public political donation was to California Democratic Assemblymember Gregg Hart in July 2023.

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Customs and Border Protection Commissioner Rodney Scott tweeted that the farm is «now under investigation for child labor violations» and the Department of Homeland Security told Fox News on Friday that nine unaccompanied children in the U.S. illegally were rescued.

«So glad our law enforcement could rescue another child,» DHS Assistant Secretary Tricia McLaughlin stated.

Glass House Brands said in a statement that they complied with the federal warrants issued.

«Yesterday, Glass House Brands received immigration and naturalization warrants. As per the law, we verified that the warrants were valid and we complied. Workers were detained and we are assisting to provide them legal representation,» the company tweeted. 

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Federal immigration agents toss tear gas at protesters during a raid in the agriculture area of Camarillo, California, on Thursday, July 10, 2025. (AP Photo/Michael Owen Baker)

«Glass House has never knowingly violated applicable hiring practices and does not and has never employed minors. We do not expect this to affect operations moving forward. We will provide additional details when applicable.»

«Know there are lots of questions, we have a lot of them too, as we get more information we will update. Our team has been continually on site and we are focused on taking care of our people and our plants,» Farrar posted to X. 

Farrar’s X feed also shows him retweeting Republicans, such as former Rep. Matt Gaetz, in support of cannabis policy reforms.

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In response to being asked about the campaign donations, Newsom’s senior political advisor Lindsey Cobia, who was the deputy campaign manager when Newsom received the $10,000 donation, told Fox News Digital in a statement, «It’s rich for Fox News and Trump Admin to point to campaign donations to Democrats, when in fact, the CEO is a Trump supporter who donated to the Governor’s recall and has given to more Republicans than Democrats.» Newsom posted the same message on X and included an Instagram photo of Kyle Kazan and Rep. Nancy Mace, R-S.C. 

The Newsom post omitted another Instagram photo Kazan took with Rep. Robert Garcia, a Democratic California congressman that Kazan donated thousands of dollars to. Earlier this year, Garcia told CNN that it was time to «bring actual weapons» to fight the Trump admininistration and has been a vocal critic of Republicans.

Newsom’s rapid response team referenced a Los Angeles Times report in which Kyle Kazan is noted as a supporter of President Donald Trump. He is labeled as a supporter of the president in a comment from Marc Cohodes, who invested in the company and disagreed with the raid.

On a donation level, a review of public records found that Kazan has donated to various Democrats in recent years. The most notable recent Republican donation under the name Kyle Kazan was to former gubernatorial candidate Kevin Faulconer in 2021 for $10,000. He also recently made at least $12,500 in business contributions through Glass House Brands to ActBlue California as recently as June 2024. Fox News Digital’s review of state and federal election records found no Kazan donations to Trump’s presidential campaigns.

On Thursday, protesters clashed with federal authorities in Camarillo during an immigration operation. Federal authorities had a warrant for illegal employees, Fox News has learned. Another raid also occurred at another Glass House Farm in Carpinteria.

In addition, U.S. Attorney for the Central District of California Bill Essayli said the FBI has offered a $50,000 award for information leading to the conviction of an unknown suspect who appeared to fire a pistol at federal law enforcement officers near Camarillo.

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National Guard soldiers block protesters during an ICE immigration raid at a nearby cannabis farm on July 10, 2025, near Camarillo, California. (Getty Images/Mario Tama)

People were seen confronting the agents, who used tear gas and smoke bombs. Federal personnel used gas to push back protesters who arrived on the scene after getting word of a raid.

Military helicopters were also seen flying low over the fields, a maneuver generally used to flush out people hiding.

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«It is becoming increasingly apparent that the actions taken by ICE are bold and aggressive, demonstrating insensitivity towards the direct impact on our community,» Luis Mc Arthur, the mayor of nearby Oxnard, said in a social media post. «These actions are causing unnecessary distress and harm. I remain committed to working alongside our Attorney General and the Governor’s office to explore potential legal avenues to address these activities.»

When the governor was asked his thoughts on the footage of somebody firing a gun at federal authorities by right-wing social media account Libs of TikTok, Newsom replied «Of course I condemn any assault on law enforcement, you sh* poster. Now do Jan 6.»

«California prosecutes child exploiters and traffickers. Trump tear-gasses children, rips them from their parents, and deports farmworkers. Priorities,» Newsom tweeted in response to Scott’s post about the child labor allegations against the farm. 

Fox News reached out to Glass House. 

Fox News Digital’s Louis Casiano and Landon Mion contributed to this report.