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https://www.nwitimes.com/news/local/porter/...d4aa2824da.html

Ten years since the miraculous rescue of Nathan Woessner, 6, at Mount Baldy, scientists have learned a lot about the geology there.

Indiana University professor Erin Argyilan was there that day, studying the dune, and witnessed the rescue efforts.

Woessner fell into a hole that we now know was created by a decayed tree. Rescuers worked frantically to excavate the hole, even bringing in heavy equipment to move sand faster.

It took hours for rescuers to reach Woessner, buried 11 feet under the surface of the dune, and he was in bad shape. He’s fully recovered.

“But there's so, so much more to the story,” Argyilan told the Northwest Indiana Green Drinks meeting last week. “It was miraculous, the first responders never ever gave up.

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Yeah, if the waves don't get you.....the sands will.

Family remembers miracle at Indiana Dunes' Mount Baldy