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                        Sinkhole Swallows Man in Florida

   A family in Florida is trying to deal with a harrowing ordeal - a
   sinkhole that opened up underneath their home and swallowed a man
   inside.
   The sinkhole, now about 10 meters across, is threatening to devour the
   entire house.
   The local fire chief says the ground opened suddenly beneath the
   37-year-old victim's bedroom, and he was gone.
   "All they could see was part of a mattress sticking out of a hole,"
   said Ron Rogers, Hillsborough County Fire Rescue chief.
   Jeremy Bush said he heard his brother, Jeff, scream. He rushed in and
   tried to dig him out.
   "I know in my heart he's dead. But I just want to be here for him
   because I love him."
   Rescue officials are trying to recover the body. Other area residents
   have been evacuated.

   The state of Florida is especially prone to sinkholes in areas built
   above limestone deposits. That's because cavities develop in the porous
   rock under wet conditions, and can easily collapse.
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