A sinkhole in Seffner, Florida, has reopened for the third time in 10 years after swallowing a man in 2013.
Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office says it is safe for residents of a Seffner neighborhood to remain in their homes despite a sinkhole that has reopened at the same site that swallowed a Seffner man while he slept in 2013.
It’s located on a county conservation property at 240 Faithway Dr. in Seffner, Florida.
John-Paul Lavandeira, director of Hillsborough County’s code enforcement division, told reporters that he judged the hole by eye to be around 12 feet by 12 feet wide.
The same sinkhole first opened up in February 2013, taking the life of 36-year-old Jeffrey Bush, whose body has never been recovered.
According to Tampa news station ABC Action News, the sinkhole had opened up beneath his bedroom while he slept.
Bush’s brother, Jeremy, had attempted to save him before being rescued by police, the BBC reported at the time.
Sinkholes are created when moving groundwater creates a cavity under the surface that grows until the ground above it collapses.
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