SECOND sinkhole opens up less than two miles from one that swallowed a man as he slept in his Florida home

Mike Gallagher

Mar 5, 2013 - 04:51

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SECOND sinkhole opens up less than two miles from one that swallowed a man as he slept in his Florida home

A sinkhole (left) has opened up in Seffner, Florida just streets away from another hole which swallowed Jeff Bush, 37, (pictured) on Thursday night. The newest sinkhole is 12-feet round, three-feet deep around the edge and five-feet deep in the center and

A second sinkhole has appeared in the Tampa area, less than two miles from one that opened beneath a home last week and swallowed a man from his bed.

Jeff Bush, 37, is presumed dead and authorities said they may never find his body after he was sucked into the 30-foot-wide, 60-foot-deep hole late on Thursday at his home in Seffner, Florida.

Just streets away, another sinkhole opened beneath a fence on Monday, straddling two properties.

This sinkhole, which is 12-feet round, three-feet deep around the edge and five-feet deep in the center, does not pose immediate danger, Hillsborough County spokesman Willie Puz said.