Just saw a local news report on the man presumed dead in the sinkhole in Seffner. Authorities have not been able to exhume the body because the house is not safe to enter. The sinkhole is taking up the entire inside of the1200 square foot home. Neighbors have been evacuated, and just now they discovered the hole extends to the middle of the street.
The strange thing about this incident, compared to other sinkholes, is there were no apparent signs of sinkhole activity prior to the collapse. The missing man went to bed about 10:30 pm, the hole opened and swallowed him up. His brother heard him scream for help and tried to rescue him, but had to be rescued himself by the first deputy to arrive.
Hillsborough County officials have been there since last night trying to determine the extent of the damage, while the Red Cross is standing by to relocate more families.
36-year-old man swallowed up in sinkhole in his Seffner home presumed dead