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Man Trapped In Sinkhole

Leon County Judge John Cooper on June 30, 2022, in a screen grab from The Florida Channel.
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The Florida Channel
Leon County Judge John Cooper on June 30, 2022, in a screen grab from The Florida Channel.

 Rescuers are trying to figure out how to reach a man who disappeared into a sinkhole that opened up under his bedroom last night, Bay News 9 reports. Hillsborough County Fire Rescue officials say they can see “no signs” of the man, and had to halt the rescue operation until engineers could stabilize the hole. The hole is thought to be at least 20 feet wide and 20 feet deep.

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