The tragic final moments of a man who died when a Sinkhole swallowed his entire bedroom more than ten years ago, were unveiled by his grieving brother.
Jeffrey Bush, 37, was never seen again when he was sucked into the ground after a zinc hole, which was estimated to be about 20 feet and 20 ft deeply took place under his house in Tampa on March 1, 2013.
The zinc hole reopened in 2023 – an event that brought back painful memories for Jeffrey's lovers. Jeffrey's destroyed brother Jeremy remembered the moment the painful day unfolded.
Jeremy told Fox 13 that when the ground opened, he to his brother, who had slept, rushed in a desperate attempt to save him.
“I opened the door and there was a big hole. His bed, sideboard, everything was gone, he was gone, “said Jeremy.
“I immediately jumped into the hole … started digging because I heard him scream in front of me …” Jeremy please help me. ”
But despite Jeremy's efforts, Jeffrey could not be saved and his body was never found.
Jeffrey's Bush was demolished after the incident and provincial officials founded a few gates around the party to prevent further injury.
In 2013, Jeffrey Bush slept in a bedroom, opened a zinc hole and devoured him and part of the house
Image shows the aftermath of Jeff's house after the zinc hole had taken place. Despite the best efforts of rescuers, he was never found
Screen Grab shows Jeffrey's bedroom floor after the ground was opened and swallowed it
The zinc hole was reopened in 2015 and was filled in with a water gravel mixture.
In 2023 the crack appeared for the third time.
Hillsborough County officials said it is not unusual that such underground formations appear again, especially in Central Florida with his porous limestone base. The hole was approximately 19 feet (6 meters) wide at the largest point.
Zinc holes are also part of the landscape of Florida as sandy beaches, alligators and developers.
Florida has more zinc holes than any state in the nation, especially since the peninsula consists of porous carbonate rocks such as limestone that stores and help move groundwater.
When dirt, clay or sand on top becomes too heavy for the limestone roof, it can collapse and form a zinc hole.
Zinc holes are caused naturally, but they can be activated by external events such as rainfall or by pumping groundwater used to irrigate crops.
The Central Florida region is NOL for zinc holes, according to the Ministry of Environmental Protection of the Ministry of Environment.
Jeffrey's brother Jeremy spoke about his last moments
The zinc hole opened again in 2015 and then in 2023. Image shows the zinc hole in 2023
The state office of insurance regulation said that Sinkhole claims in Florida cost insurers $ 1.4 billion from 2006 to 2010.
Most zinc holes are small and influence things such as parking spaces and roads.
But some are quite large, such as one near Orlando that grew to 400 ft in 1981 and five cars, most of the two companies, a house with three bedrooms and the deep end of a swimming pool in the Olympic size swallowed.
It comes after residents in an English city had been evacuated from their houses yesterday after a huge zinc hole had swallowed part of a main street.
There is currently a cordon at the Surrey location and the zinc hole is estimated at least 62 feet deep, reports British broadcaster BBC.
