Supreme Court of Rhode Island April 27, 2000, 97-610-C.A. (State v. Tassone)

OPINION

GOLDBERG, Justice.

On the morning of June 30, 1994, a woman and her two young nephews, ages four and seven, were collecting sea shells on Crescent Beach in Riverside, Rhode Island. Sadly, the outing was brought to an abrupt and traumatic end when the seven-year-old spotted what appeared to be a human arm sticking out of the sand.