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Fatal sink hole grows in Placer County
Sacramento Bee ^
| April 23, 2006
| By Matt Weiser -- Bee Staff Writer
Posted on 04/23/2006 7:23:38 PM PDT by formercalifornian
A giant sinkhole that swallowed an Alta man in his living room Friday night was still growing Sunday, precluding rescuers from recovering the victim. Family friend Rick Armstrong said the missing man is presumed to be Jason Chellew, 32, though he deferred to authorities for an official identification.
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TOPICS: News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: fatal; mining; sinkhole
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Hmmm. Something you don't see every day.
To: formercalifornian
Yup, have to read the article. I was starting to get scared it was gonna happen here.
To: formercalifornian
Most likely an old mine shaft,Alta was a vast mining area during the mid 1800's.
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posted on
04/23/2006 7:31:53 PM PDT
by
Randy Larsen
(what he felt when he shot the insurgent with his sniper rifle he responded..."f**king recoil...what)
To: formercalifornian
The victim was relaxing in his living room and reportedly heard creaking noises. He sprang up and ran across the room just as the floor opened beneath him.Every day we read about some dumb schmuck doing something stupid and getting himself killed......but every so often, some poor, innocent guy minding his own business is in the wrong place at the wrong time. It could be any one of us.....
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posted on
04/23/2006 7:35:28 PM PDT
by
Onelifetogive
(* Sarcasm tag ALWAYS required. For some FReepers, sarcasm can NEVER be obvious enough.)
To: formercalifornian
Wow, bummers of a way to go.
To: formercalifornian
Hmm. You know you're not living right when a sinkhole swallows your recliner and your living room with you in them.
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posted on
04/23/2006 7:37:48 PM PDT
by
Muleteam1
To: formercalifornian
Something you don't see every day. And, apparently, neither did he.
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posted on
04/23/2006 7:38:16 PM PDT
by
Tall_Texan
(I wish a political party would come along that thinks like I do.)
To: formercalifornian
Just how go they expwct to identify him if he got sucked away?
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posted on
04/23/2006 7:42:40 PM PDT
by
ConorMacNessa
(HM/2 USN - 3rd Bn. Fifth Marines RVN 1969 - St. Michael the Archangel, defend us in battle!)
To: Warthogtjm
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posted on
04/23/2006 7:45:26 PM PDT
by
formercalifornian
(One nation, under whatever popular fad comes to mind at the moment, indivisible...)
To: formercalifornian
Dang, I'll remember this story next time I complain about the cable TV going on the fritz or my sports team losing.
To: formercalifornian
good one formercalifornian
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posted on
04/23/2006 7:48:55 PM PDT
by
ConorMacNessa
(HM/2 USN - 3rd Bn. Fifth Marines RVN 1969 - St. Michael the Archangel, defend us in battle!)
To: formercalifornian
Im glad I dont live in a place where suddenly the Earth could just swallow you up, that or being eaten by animals.
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posted on
04/23/2006 7:50:04 PM PDT
by
Husker24
To: Muleteam1
Thank You, I needed a good laugh.
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posted on
04/23/2006 8:04:29 PM PDT
by
No2much3
(I did not ask for this user name, but I will keep it !)
To: Muleteam1
It rains on the just and on the unjust.
Some days, it pours.
To: formercalifornian
Like something from a horror movie.
When I read the first lines of that article, I actually thought it was a comic spoof. Then I realised it wasn't.
To: BlackVeil
What was the sci-fi movie with Reba McIntyre as a survivalist?
Michael Frazier
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posted on
04/23/2006 8:40:02 PM PDT
by
brazzaville
(no surrender no retreat, well, maybe retreat's ok)
To: formercalifornian
giant sinkhole that swallowed an Alta man in his living room Friday night My Grandma used to tell us that things like that happened to bad little boys.
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posted on
04/23/2006 8:55:52 PM PDT
by
Mike Darancette
(Proud soldier in the American Army of Occupation..)
To: brazzaville
Tremors!!
To: formercalifornian
Sorry folks. I do not see that this is something to make jokes about.
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posted on
04/23/2006 9:14:23 PM PDT
by
maine-iac7
("...but you can't fool all of the people all of the time," Lincoln)
To: Onelifetogive
He sprang up and ran across the room just as the floor opened beneath him. How do we know this?
Was someone else (not mentioned) there with him? how did this person escape?
Otherwise, he could have just been sitting on the couch when he got swallowed up...
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