Tragedy in Seattle

A 10-year-old boy died after being buried headfirst in a sandbox in Seattle. Reported by the Seattle Times on March 10, this story is appalling and heartbreaking. There is no reason something like this should ever occur. Though accidents happen all the time, this cannot be. The child, Codey Porter, was buried headfirst. Kids should know better than to bury a friend's head in the sand, which makes me ask, did the parents teach these kids the difference between right and wrong? An even better question, perhaps, would be, where were the parents? This wasn't at school, it was at the house of a family friend of the victim. The kids ranged in age from 8 to 10, and it appears that they were left unsupervised. This is unacceptable and tragic.