Sinkhole swallows woman walking dog in Apopka (Central Florida)

Florida Today ^ | 1/19/2004 | Florida Today

[FReepaholic]

APOPKA, Fla. - A 57-year-old Apopka woman spent more than two hours in a 10-foot-deep sinkhole over the weekend after the ground gave way as she was walking her dog, according to Florida Today news partner WKMG Local 6 News.

[FReepaholic]

Wasn't there a sci-fi flick in the '50's that had aliens living underground? They'd cause holes to swallow unsuspecting humans and capture them.

[mhking]

BURP!

Just damn.

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[theDentist]

The sinkhole that ate Apopka.

Sounds like a followup to "The Cockroach thaat Are Cincinatti"

[COBOL2Java]

The woman was heard to say "That's the last time I order Taco Bell's Cheesy Bean & Rice Burrito!"

[dawn53]

Talk about being in the wrong place, at the wrong time...I think this takes the cake.

[cynicom]

Geezz, now I have to worry about getting eaten by sinkholes.

[stainlessbanner]

Hazards - falling trees (last year) and sinkholes!

[Conspiracy Guy]

Yes.

CG

[yarddog]

That movie was "Invaders From Mars" I saw it as a kid and thought it was the greatest movie ever made.

I later saw it as an adult and it was not even close to as good as I remembered. I then saw it a third time and it was a little better, maybe my expectations were too high.

The sequel was just so-so.

There is a large sink hole on some of my relatives property which literally just goes down about 50 or 60 feet. My Father said when he was a boy, his brother fell in it one night while they were hunting. They had to get a rope to get him out.

[el_texicano]

But, but...what about the dog?????

[Seruzawa]

How nice it would be if a few sinkholes opened up in Iowa right now.

[blackdog]

This is a double fault, Bush.

The Governor and the president.

[verity]

It's all Bush's fault!

[ClearCase_guy]

"SINKHOLES OPEN IN FLORIDA -- women and dogs suffer the most."

[OXENinFLA]

http://www.local6.com/slideshow/news/2774490/detail.html?qs=;s=1;p=news;dm=ss;w=320

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[Busywhiskers]

"...after the ground gave way as she was walking her dog"

Sounds like she ought to think about taking off the extra pounds she put on over the holidays.

[AngrySpud]

The dog was seen later, dragging its leash.

[Zechariah11]

[Finalapproach29er]

Better bring her cellphone from now on.

[TN4Liberty]

"Woof! Woof!"

"What's that boy?"

"Woof Woof Woof!"

"You say she's stuck in a sinkhole? Let's go!"

I wondered if this was George Bush's fault, but since it is in Florida, I guess they can blame it on Jeb.