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INVERNESS, Fla. — The Citrus County community is mourning after two teens died in what investigators called a tunnel collapse.
It happened over the weekend near Sportsman Park in Inverness.
The Citrus County Sheriff’s Office said two 14-year-old boys were digging a tunnel Sunday morning when it collapsed on them.
Both of their parents called the sheriff’s office when they could not reach the teens around lunchtime.
Crews responded and administered CPR to both teens and took them to a hospital, where they died.
The teens were identified as George Watts and Derrick Hubbard.
Inverness Middle School posted about the tragedy and offered condolences on social media.
Dr. Scott Hebert, superintendent of Citrus County Schools, says the news about the accident has struck the community.
“Because Citrus County is a small community, we have students that might be in the elementary level,” he said. “We have teachers that might work with those students that might be at other schools, so we want to make sure that we’re providing that support to all those students.”
The school says counselors and other members of the district’s Crisis Support Team will be on campus throughout the week.
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