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  1. 03-01-2013, 06:09 PM #1
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    Florida man killed in sinkhole

    Here is the story. Crazy how these things open up. He was in his bedroom when the sinkhole just opened up under the house and he got sucked in and is presumed dead.

    Sinkhole that swallowed Fla. man 'unstable' - Yahoo! News
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    #2 03-01-2013, 06:37 PM
    Saw on the news this AM. Terrible!!!!
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    #3 03-01-2013, 06:44 PM
    Such a sad story for friends and family.
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    #4 03-01-2013, 06:48 PM
    That is absolutely crazy...wow. Hopefully a miracle will happen and they can actually find him alive
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    #5 03-01-2013, 06:52 PM
    for his family
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    #6 03-01-2013, 07:07 PM
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    #7 03-01-2013, 07:12 PM
    When I was a kid, there was one over toward Sebring that swallowed over half of a car dealership.
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    #8 03-01-2013, 07:54 PM
    Quote Originally Posted by Lea View Post
    Saw on the news this AM. Terrible!!!!
    so did I...............what I can't wrap my head around is how the slab only gave out in a small area (small as in the house is still standing and you can't see the sinkhole from the outside)
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    #9 03-01-2013, 08:02 PM
    wow

    Things are more like right now than they have ever been
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    #10 03-01-2013, 08:32 PM
    wow. some scary $hit
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    #11 03-01-2013, 08:35 PM
    Quote Originally Posted by Lea View Post
    Saw on the news this AM. Terrible!!!!
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    For his family and loved ones.

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