KITTERY (AP) – Police are investigating an incident in which two young men demolished a portion of a 15-foot tall sand castle in front of the Kittery Trading Post that was being used to raise money for a camp for terminally ill children and their families.

The store’s surveillance tape recorded two men pulling themselves to the top of the intricate castle with their hands at about 12:30 a.m. Wednesday, said Julie-Lynn Belon, events and promotion manager for the Kittery Trading Post.

“They jumped and kicked the top of the sand castle off,” she said, adding it looked like the pair might have also delivered blows to the castle with baseball bats.

The surveillance tape has been turned over to police. The two men, who appeared to be between 17 and 20 years old, left the scene in a green pickup truck.

The castle was built by Ed Jarrett, who is the Guinness World Records holder for the tallest sand castle, as part of “The Castle to the Sun” fundraiser for Camp Sunshine on Sebago Lake in Casco. The camp offers children with life-threatening illnesses and their families a place to relax together for a week.

Jarrett is hoping to beat his own record with a 31½-foot tall castle at Sebago Lake, which would be two feet taller than his last record-breaking castle. He expects to complete that castle on Saturday.

The castle in Kittery aimed to drum up donations the camp. The Kittery Trading Post is selling paper sand castles for $1 toward the cause, said Belon.

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