100 Cars Sink In Sea of Sand
Pastor Dale Morgan
100 Cars Sink In Sea of Sand*
POSTED: 9:29 pm EDT June 1, 2008
UPDATED: 1:57 pm EDT June 2, 2008
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. -- Nearly 100 cars sank and became stuck in
unusually soft sand on Daytona Beach, forcing beach patrol officers to
close parts of the beach to all vehicles.
"I have not seen it this bad in my lifetime," Beach patrol Capt. Tim
Cunningham said. "Right now, the sand is like powder. It is just months
and months of no rain."
Beach patrol officers made more rescues on the sand than in the water on
Sunday when groups of vehicles became stuck.
Local 6 showed video of several vehicles being pulled from the sand.
"You're stuck trying to get the wheels to go and trying to get the car
to move and you get no where," motorist George Cabrera said.
Cunningham said conditions on what is known as the world's most famous
beach have been getting worse over the years.
The most vehicles were stuck in the sand when high tide came in Sunday,
Local 6's Jessica Sanchez reported.
Beach patrol officers said they expect more problems Monday because of
the soft sand along the coastline.