POMPANO BEACH, Fla. -- It took 60 rescuers two hours to free

a member of the Austrian Olympic swim team who was buried in sand

up to his neck on Florida's Pompano Beach.

Authorities say 19-year-old Jakub Maly had spent much of Sunday

digging a hole that was 7 feet deep and 6 feet across. The South

Florida Sun-Sentinel reported that at 7 p.m., Maly jumped into the

hole as a joke and sand collapsed around him.

Pompano Beach Fire-Rescue spokeswoman Sandra King says the man

was in danger of being crushed by the pressure from the sand. He

was freed about 9 p.m. and taken to a hospital. He was treated and

released.

King said the Austrian Olympic team has been training in South

Florida since April. Sunday was an off day for team members.