Toms River Police issued an updated statement around 7:00 pm on Tuesday evening adding that a family was visiting the township from out of town and spent the afternoon on the beach off Seaview Road along the barrier island.
Two teens were digging a large hole Tuesday afternoon when it suddenly collapsed entrapping both of them.
Toms River Police Officers and Detectives, Toms River EMS, Toms River Fire Companies, the Toms River Fire Technical Rescue Team, Lavallette Fire Company, Lavallette Police, Lavalette Public Works, Seaside Heights Fire Company, Ocean County Sheriff's Office CIU, and the Ocean County Prosecutor's Office were all on scene investigating the incident and working to help rescue the teens.