MEARS, Mich. (Michigan News Source) – What could have become a tragic outcome has turned into good news.

The Michigan Department of Natural Resources (DNR) reports a 9-year-old Livingston County boy is home and doing well after collapsing sand at the Silver Lake State Park sand dunes in Oceana County buried him on Friday.

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Officials say the child was visiting the Silver Lake area with family. He was digging a hole near a pedestrian access when sand collapsed. It covered the boy in about 5 feet of sand for more than five minutes.

When emergency responders dug the child out of the sand, he was not breathing and did not have a pulse. After an upwards of 80 CPR compressions, the boy started breathing, moved his arms, and regained color. Emergency crews transported him to Trinity Health Muskegon Hospital which then sent him on to Helen DeVos Children’s Hospital in Grand Rapids.

Scott Pratt, chief of Southern Field Operations for the DNR Parks and Recreation Division, said the appeal of the dunes must be balanced with safety.

“We want visitors of all ages to enjoy Michigan’s magnificent natural resources, including the dunes, but with great care and awareness,” Pratt said. “For your safety and the safety of others, remember that digging deep holes is not allowed. Collapsing sand can be extremely dangerous, even fatal. Please keep holes shallow, fill them in before leaving and never allow unsupervised digging.”