Amateur Sand Sculptors Flock to Coney Island
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City officials judged the sculptures in the following five categories: Individual Child, Individual Adult, Adult Group, Child Group, and Mixed (Children and Adults). Prizes included $400 for first place, $200 for second place, and $100 for third.
Some of the winners were as follows:
Individual Child
First place: Olandra Owens of Coney Island's "Whale"
Second place: Cassie Deshong of Coney Island's "Hickory Dickory Dock"
Third place: Rayna Roman of Hazlet, New Jersey's "Ballerina"
Child Group
First place: Amira and Trinise Owens of Coney Island's "Turtle"
Second place: Zeana Llamas and Samantha Carroll of the Bronx's "Beluga Whale"
Third place: Daniel and Julia Mullen of Brooklyn's "Sea Monster"
See more photos of the event, including the winning sculptures, here.
